SOLUTION: solve for x: -5x-4 > or = to 8

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Question 127013: solve for x: -5x-4 > or = to 8


Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5x-4%3E=8 Start with the given inequality



-5x%3E=8%2B4Add 4 to both sides


-5x%3E=12 Combine like terms on the right side


x%3C=%2812%29%2F%28-5%29 Divide both sides by -5 to isolate x (note: Remember, dividing both sides by a negative number flips the inequality sign)



x%3C=-12%2F5 Reduce

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Answer:
So our answer is x%3C=-12%2F5 (which is approximately x%3C=-2.4 in decimal form)