-4y + 17 29

Part 1: Solve the inequality above.
Part 2: Describe the graph of the solution

Question

-4y + 17  29

Part 1: Solve the inequality above.
Part 2: Describe the graph of the solution

austinl · Answer

What is the inequality?

anonymous · Answer

-4y+17<=29

austinl · Answer

$-4y+17\le29$

$\text{1) Subtract 17 from both sides.}$
$\text{2) Divide by negative 4 (be sure to flip the sign).}$

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how please do this for me i have another one after this i wanna do myself

austinl · Answer

$-4y+17\le29$
$-4y\le12$
$y\ge-3$

austinl · Answer

You can treat it exactly as you would an equation up to the point of multiplication or division.
Then when you divide or multiply by a negative number, you have to switch the sign to the opposite of whatever it was initially.