Consider the system of linear equations 2x + 3y = 8 and 3x + y = –2. Which statement is correct? The point (1, 2) is not a solution to the system of equations because it satisfies neither equation. The point (1, 2) is not a solution to the system of equations because it does not satisfy the equation 3x + y = –2. The point (1, 2) is a solution to the system of equations because it satisfies the equation 2x + 3y = 8. The point (1, 2) is a solution to the system of equations because it satisfies both equations.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

How did the different childhood homes of doris lessing could have impacted her storytelling?