Given 8x-6y=72 what is the ordered pair?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-20T16:05:06

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Taking your question literally.

This is a generic equation relating #x and y# so the ordered pair will have to be in generic form as well.

Add #6y# to both sides

#8x=72+6y#

Subtract 72 from both sides

#8x-72=6y#

Divide both sides by 6

#y=8/6x - 72/6#

So the ordered pair #(color(red)(x),color(green)(y))" "->" "(color(red)(x)color(white)(.),color(white)(.)color(green)(8/6x-72/6))#