Question

Solve: 3(x + 4) greater than or equal to x - 2

Answer 1

Is it x >= -3?

Answer 2

\[\large 3(x + 4) \ge x-2\]


\[\large 3x + 12 \ge x-2\]


\[\large 3x \ge x-2-12\]


\[\large 3x-x \ge -2-12\]


\[\large 2x \ge -14\]


\[\large x \ge \frac{-14}{2}\]


\[\large x \ge -7\]

Answer 3

not sure how you got x >= -3

Answer 4

Oh I know!! When I was distributing 3, I forgot to multiply it with 4, so instead of 12 I just kept the 4!! THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME!!!!! ^_^

Answer 5

ah I gotcha, that gets a lot of people all the time

it might help to make a table like this