SOLUTION: If 10 is added to 2 times any number in a certain set of numbers, the result is greater than 4 times the number. What is the set of numbers?

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Question 1066170: If 10 is added to 2 times any number in a certain set of numbers, the result is greater than 4 times the number. What is the set of numbers?
Answer by ikleyn(52866) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x + 10 > 4x,  --->

10 > 4x - 2x,

2x < 10,

x < 5.

The set of numbers is {x < 5}. In the interval notation, (-infinity,5).