what does it mean for an ordered pair of numbers to be a solution to an equation

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zzr0ck3r · Answer

say we have the equation y = 2x+2
then (2,6) is a solution to the equation
x = 2, y = 6
notice if we let x = 2
we have y = 2*2+2 = 6

zzr0ck3r · Answer

so an ordered pair is a solution if when you plug in the values for their respective variables we are left with a true statement

anonymous · Answer

thank you zzr0ck3r!

goformit100 · Answer

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