Question

Solve this!:

Answer 1

\[y - (-5.5) < -25\]

Answer 2

-(-5.5) becomes 5.5
so
y + 5.5 < -25

add -5.5 to both sides of the inequality
what do you get ?

Answer 3

Um...I add 5.5 to -25, right? ...and the other side, too.

Answer 4

-19.5

Answer 5

no .. you have to add -5.5 to both sides .. not 5.5
cause you want to isolate y

Answer 6

Okay, so -19.5 is not the answer?

Answer 7

\[y + 5.5 + 5.5 + 5.5 < -25\] That is what I did.

Answer 8

ok we have :

y + 5.5 < -25

if we add -5.5 to both sides we get :

y + 5.5 - 5.5 < -25 -5.5

y < -30.5

Answer 9

Oh! Now I know where I got wrong! kk thnx.