Question

Solve inequality -3<4x+5<9

Answer 1

get all like terms together

Answer 2

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Answer 3

-3<4x+5<9
you want the x by itself there in the middle so subtract 5 from all sides

-8 < 4x < 4
again you want x completely by itself so divide everything by 4

-2 < x < 1

@Hope_nicole you can check yours by plugging in 1.9 to the equation

-3<4(1.9)+5<9
-3 < 12.6 < 9

not quite :)