Question 3166
No point feeling like an idiot :-)


Treat both parts separately, and solve them:


-18 < 6x-7
-11 < 6x
6x > -11
x > -11/6


this is one answer. Now for the other:


6x - 7 <= 17
6x <= 24
x <= 3


so the answer that satisfies both parts is that:


-11/6 < x <= 3


ie any number between -11/6 and 3 satisfies both parts - so draw a number line of this.


Hope this helps? :-)


jon