Question

can anybody help me in the question in the comments below?

Answer 1

This is like doing equations.

x - 8 < -3
Put all your constants on one side and all your variables on the other side and try to isolate the variable.
x - 8 < -3
x < 8 - 3

can you finish?

Answer 2

the correct answer would be positive 5 yes?

Answer 3

The correct answer is that x is less than positive 5 . So the answer would be x < 5

Answer 4

So any number less than 5 would be the correct answer. For the home work the answer should look like x < 5

Answer 5

thank you so much! hopefully ill understand the problems even more so now , thanks!

Answer 6

The more you work with the better you will get at it. It takes practice.