SOLUTION: 5(2x-7)< -8

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Question 148854: 5(2x-7)< -8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%282x-7%29%3C-8 Start with the given inequality.


10x-35%3C-8 Distribute.


10x%3C-8%2B35 Add 35 to both sides.


10x%3C27 Combine like terms on the right side.


x%3C%2827%29%2F%2810%29 Divide both sides by 10 to isolate x.


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Answer:

So the answer is x%3C27%2F10


Which approximates to x%3C2.7