SOLUTION: Could someone please show me how to determine whether the ordered pair is a solution of the inequality? (-2,4; 8x+y<5

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Question 438837: Could someone please show me how to determine whether the ordered pair is a solution of the inequality?
(-2,4; 8x+y<5

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(-2,4); 8x+y<5
simply plug the given point into:
8x+y<5
8(-2)+4<5
-16+4<5
-12 < 5
since this is true, the point is a solution