Question

Determine if (-5/2,1) is a solution to -2x+3y=2

Answer 1

I suppose all you need to do is substitute -5/2 for x and 1 for y, and see if it checks out:
-2(-5/2) + 3(1) =(?) 2
5 + 3 =(?) 2
and it doesn't check out, so it's not a solution.