Multiple Choice
Identify the following as either an expression or equation.
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Solving Linear Equations
Multiple Choice
Verify that the given value is a solution to the equation.
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Verified step by step guidance1
Identify the given value and the equation: the value to verify is \(y = -2\), and the equation is \$5y + 4 = 14$.
Substitute the given value \(y = -2\) into the equation in place of \(y\), resulting in \$5(-2) + 4 = 14$.
Simplify the left side by multiplying: \(5 \times (-2) = -10\), so the expression becomes \(-10 + 4\).
Add the numbers on the left side: \(-10 + 4 = -6\).
Compare the simplified left side \(-6\) to the right side \$14\(; since they are not equal, conclude that \)y = -2$ is not a solution to the equation.
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