SOLUTION: 2(5-x)≤ 3 (5-x)-7x My working : (10-2x)≤ (15-3x)-7x 10-2x ≤ 15-3x-7x 10-15 ≤ -3x-7x+2x -5 ≤ -8x **

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Question 835510: 2(5-x)≤ 3 (5-x)-7x
My working : (10-2x)≤ (15-3x)-7x
10-2x ≤ 15-3x-7x
10-15 ≤ -3x-7x+2x
-5 ≤ -8x
** Kind of stuck at this point.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5 ≤ -8x
divide by 8
-5/8≤-x
when you divide by a negative the < becomes >
5/8>=x