SOLUTION: Given: 5x+4<14 Prove: x<2

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Question 118451This question is from textbook Texas Geometry
: Given: 5x+4<14
Prove: x<2 This question is from textbook Texas Geometry

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x%2B4%3C14 Start with the given inequality



5x%3C14-4Subtract 4 from both sides


5x%3C10 Combine like terms on the right side


x%3C%2810%29%2F%285%29 Divide both sides by 5 to isolate x



x%3C2 Divide

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Answer:
So our answer is x%3C2