SOLUTION: which of the following expressions is equivalent to 20-4/5x greater or equal to 16?
A. x is greater than or equal to 5
B. x is less than or equal to 5
C. x is greater or equa
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A. x is greater than or equal to 5
B. x is less than or equal to 5
C. x is greater or equa
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Question 702133: which of the following expressions is equivalent to 20-4/5x greater or equal to 16?
A. x is greater than or equal to 5
B. x is less than or equal to 5
C. x is greater or equal to 32 1/2
D. x is less than or equal to 32 1/2
Can you please explain why? Thank You Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 20-4/5x>=16 solve it for x, that will tell you why
-4/5x>=-4 we flip the sign because we multiplied both sides by negative 5/4
x<=5 so answer is B
