How do you determine whether or not the point (2,3) are solutions of $2 x + 3 y = 12$ $2x+3y=12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-12T18:18:45

(2,3) is not a solution.

Plugin x=2 and y=3 in the expression 2x+3y. It would come to 2(2)+3(3)= 4+9=13

Since this does not equal to 12 on the right hand side, hence (2,3) is not a solution.

How do you determine whether or not the point (2,3) are solutions of 2x+3y=122x+3y=122x+3y=12?