SOLUTION: This is multiple choice and so once I have the answer I have to choose the right graph. )2x+1) is less than 5. What should the graph look like?

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Question 249506: This is multiple choice and so once I have the answer I have to choose the right graph. )2x+1) is less than 5. What should the graph look like?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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equation is:

2x+1 < 5

subtract 1 from both sides to get:

2x < 4

divide both sides by 2 to get:

x < 2

your graph would be a vertical line at x = 2 with a shaded area to the left of it.

this implies that any value of x < 2 is valid.

y can be any value as long as the value of x is < 2

that's why the whole area would be shaded.