tell whether the ordered pair is a solution of the linear system (5,2)2x-3y=42x+8y=11

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Subtract the two equations:&amp;nbsp;2x−3y−(2x+8y)=4−11Remove parentheses:&amp;nbsp;2x−3y−2x−8y=4−11Cancel one variable:&amp;nbsp;−3y−8y=4−11Combine like terms:&amp;nbsp;−11y=4−11Calculate the sum or difference:&amp;nbsp;−11y=−7Divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of variable:&amp;nbsp;y=−7−11Rewrite the fraction:&amp;nbsp;y=711Substitute into one of the equations:&amp;nbsp;2x−3×711=4Multiply both sides of the equation by the common denominator:&amp;nbsp;2x×11−3×7×1111=4×11Reduce the fractions:&amp;nbsp;2x×11−3×7=4×11Multiply the monomials:&amp;nbsp;22x−3×7=4×11Calculate the product or quotient:&amp;nbsp;22x−21=44Rearrange unknown terms to the left side of the equation:&amp;nbsp;22x=44+21Calculate the sum or difference:&amp;nbsp;22x=65Divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of variable:&amp;nbsp;x=6522The solution of the system is:x=6522y=711Answer:&amp;nbsp;x=6522y=711&amp;nbsp;

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