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The math teacher asked his students to determine a solution for 1.5x−2y=8
. Which solution below is the correct one?(1 point)
Responses

Mary believes (4,−7)
is a solution.
Mary believes left parenthesis 4 comma negative 7 right parenthesis is a solution.

Fiona believes (4,7)
is a solution.
Fiona believes left parenthesis 4 comma 7 right parenthesis is a solution.

Sam believes (−4,−7)
is a solution.
Sam believes left parenthesis negative 4 comma negative 7 right parenthesis is a solution.

Peter believes (−4,7)
is a solution.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Sam is correct: (-4, −7).

Check: 1.5(−4) − 2(−7) = −6 + 14 = 8, so the pair satisfies the equation.