SOLUTION: Hello, I need help writing and solving this inequality: The sum of eight times a number and 5 is less than 7 times the number. Thank you

SOLUTION: Hello, I need help writing and solving this inequality: The sum of eight times a number and 5 is less than 7 times the number. Thank you

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Question 91689: Hello,

I need help writing and solving this inequality:
The sum of eight times a number and 5 is less than 7 times the number.

Thank you
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just write what it says:
:
The sum of eight times a number and 5 is less than 7 times the number.
8x + 5 < 7x
:
8x - 7x + 5 < 0; subtract 7x from both sides:
:
x < -5; subtracted 5 from both sides

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