SOLUTION: 1 < 5x+6 < 600 For how many integer values of x is the given inequality true?

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Question 471957: 1 < 5x+6 < 600
For how many integer values of x is the given inequality true?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Divide everything by 5:



The only integers that work are {0,1,2,...,118} (x = -1 does not work). This set has 119 elements (not 118 because the set is inclusive).