SOLUTION: 5x-7>8x+5 Im not sure if i did this correctly I came up with x=-4

Question 235996: 5x-7>8x+5
Im not sure if i did this correctly I came up with x=-4
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I don't have to work this one out to guarantee that you did NOT do it correctly. You can't start with an inequality and end with an equation. -4 is the right number, but your solution set is all real numbers LESS THAN -4. In other words,

. Since your inequality symbol does not include equals, the value -4 is NOT in the solution set. You can get as close as you like to -4, just not exactly -4.

John

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