SOLUTION: list the whole numbers that satisfy the inequality 5<3x+2<17

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Question 7862: list the whole numbers that satisfy the inequality 5<3x+2<17
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Q:list the whole numbers that satisfy the inequality 5<3x+2<17
Sol:5<3x+2<17 implies 3x+2 >5 and 3x+2 <17
i.e 3x>5-2 and 3x<17-2
3x>3 and 3x<15
x>1 and x<5
whole numbers lying between 1 and 5 are 2,3,4