SOLUTION: 5+a>16 graph the solution on a number line

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Question 200229: 5+a>16

graph the solution on a number line

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given inequality.


Subtract from both sides.


Combine like terms on the right side.


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Answer:

So the solution is



So the answer in interval notation is


Also, the answer in set-builder notation is


Here's the graph of the solution set



Note: there is an OPEN circle at the endpoint.

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