Question

Help pleaseeee Which of the following ordered pairs is a solution to the inequality y -2x + 10?

(0, -4)

(1, 13)

(6, -1)

(3, 8)

Answer 1

the inequality sign is missing

Answer 2

what's between the y and -2x ?

Answer 3

oops it is <=

Answer 4

what you can do is check each possible answer by plugging it into the inequality

Answer 5

to see if its true or false?

Answer 6

so let's check choice D (just a random answer choice I picked)

in choice D, we have (3,8) which means x = 3 and y = 8

y <= -2x + 10

8 <= -2(3) + 10 ... plug in x = 3 and y = 8, now simplify

8 <= -6 + 10

8 <= 4 ... FALSE

Since 8 <= 4 is FALSE, this means y <= -2x + 10 is FALSE when x = 3 and y = 8

So (3,8) is NOT a solution

So choice D is eliminated as a possible answer

Answer 7

yes exactly, you're looking for points that make y <= -2x + 10 true

Answer 8

ohh okay i think i get it now @jim_thompson5910

Answer 9

I'm glad it's clicking, tell me what you get

Answer 10

for A i got -4<=18

Answer 11

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 12

good, that is correct and it is a true statement

so choice A is a solution

Answer 13

luckily this sounds like it's a question where only one answer is allowed

if that's true, then you can stop once you found A is the answer

Answer 14

but sometimes there will be other answers as well, so it doesn't hurt to check them all

Answer 15

Thank you for the help (: @jim_thompson5910 and i did B and C too

Answer 16

ok great, you'll find that B and C don't work, so they're eliminated

you're welcome