SOLUTION: Linear inequalities:2x-5 < x-2 Solve on a number line

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Question 1074209: Linear inequalities:2x-5 < x-2
Solve on a number line
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Subtract x from both sides. You will get an equivalent inequality

x - 5 < -2.

Subtract -5 from both sides. You will get

x < -2 - (-5),

x < -2 + 5,

x < 3.

Answer.  x < 3.