Question

What is the solution of 5a + 12 < 2 and 5a - 12 < 3?

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

solve 5a + 12 < 2 for 'a' first

Answer 3

I got a<-2

Answer 4

good

Answer 5

solve 5a - 12 < 3 for 'a' next

Answer 6

is that the whole answer:)

Answer 7

no you need to solve 5a - 12 < 3 for 'a' now

Answer 8

This is what it look like and I can only choose one answer:

What is the solution of 5a + 12 < 2 and 5a - 12 < 3?
A. a<3
B. a<2
C. a<-2\
D. a>-2
and btw for the second one I got A<3

Answer 9

so the inequalities solve to

a < -2

and

a < 3

combine the two to get a < -2

Answer 10

so it's C

Answer 11

so i bring thos two answers together like this:

a<-2 and a<3 and I get my answer?

Answer 12

a < -2 and a < 3 combine to a < -2

think about it: if a is some number less than -2 AND less than 3, then it's just less than -2

Answer 13

oh alright so my whole answer is c then right?

Answer 14

yep after all that, the a < 3 is basically ignored

example: say a = 2

sure 2 is less than 3 so that's why a = 2 works for a < 3

but a = 2 does NOT work for a < -2

so that's why a < -2 and a < 3 combine to a < -2

Answer 15

oh okay thts wht I thought:)

Answer 16

what is the solution of 1/2x-8=3/2x+2?

I got x=5 is that right?

Answer 17

can you draw it out? I'm not sure if the 1 is over the 2, 1 is over the 2x, or if 1is over the 2x-8