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A student wrote the inequality "y" greater than 4 "x" minus 17y>4x−17. Her friend solved the inequality and said that ( 12 , 31 )(12,31)is one of the possible solutions of this inequality. Is her friend correct? 314 times 2 minus 17 314 times 2 minus 17 314 times 2 minus 17 314 times 2 minus 17

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To determine if the point \( (12, 31) \) is a solution of the inequality \( y > 4x - 17 \), we need to substitute \( x = 12 \) and \( y = 31 \) into the inequality.

1. **Substitute \( x \) into the equation \( 4x - 17 \)**:

\[
4(12) - 17 = 48 - 17 = 31
\]

2. **Now we replace \( y \) with 31 in the inequality**:

The inequality can be written as:
\[
31 > 31
\]

This statement is **not true**, since \( 31 \) is not greater than \( 31 \).

Thus, the point \( (12, 31) \) does not satisfy the inequality \( y > 4x - 17 \). Therefore, her friend is **not correct**.

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