SOLUTION: determine whether (1,6) is a solution of 2x-8y=-5 is (1,6) a solution to the equation?

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Question 317429: determine whether (1,6) is a solution of 2x-8y=-5 is (1,6) a solution to the equation?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plug the values in the equation and see if it satisfies it,
2x-8y=-5
2%281%29-8%286%29=-5
2-48=-5
-46=-5
False, so no (1,6) is not a solution of the equation.