SOLUTION: Using the expression 4x-7, what is the smallest whole number value for that gives a result that is more than 150?

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Question 1002208: Using the expression 4x-7, what is the smallest whole number value for that gives a result that is more than 150?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can write this as the inequality
4x - 7 > 150
Now add seven to both sides
4x > 157
and divide by 4 and get
x > 39.25
Thus 40 would be the smallest whole number that works...