Question

PLEASE HELP I WILL GIVE MEDAL!
Which of these ordered pairs is a solution to the inequality
2x + y > – 4?
(–1, –1)
(0, –5)
(4, –12)
(–3, 0)

Answer 1

Replace x and y by each pair of values and calculate.

Answer 2

plug each of those values in and see which one works
so:
2 x (-1) + (-1)
2 x (0) + (5)
2 x (4) + (-12)
2 x (-3) + (0)

Solve those equations

Answer 3

1. -2x-1

Answer 4

2. 5

Answer 5

oops, b. is supposed to be 2 x (0) + (-5)

Answer 6

so 2. is -5

Answer 7

yes ?? i think

Answer 8

here are the answers to the equations:
a. 2 x (-1) + (-1) = -3

Answer 9

b. 2 x (0) + (-5) = -5

Answer 10

3. 8x-12

Answer 11

c. 2 x (4) + (-12) = -4

Answer 12

4. -6

Answer 13

d. 2 x (-3) + (0) = 6

Answer 14

right, so we have:
a. -3
b. -5
c. -4
d. -6

Answer 15

wooow . way off with my answers

Answer 16

lol

Answer 17

so which one fits the equation > -4? Which number is greater than -4?

Answer 18

oh i got 1 correct out of the 4 you gave me !! i suck at math . like seriously

Answer 19

Lol, it's okay, just make sure you think through what you need to get out of your equation before you start it.

Answer 20

lol ok . sorry . but a number greater than -4 can be a positive right ..

Answer 21

it can be positive, but remember you only have negative numbers, set up a number line:
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
________l________l________l_______l________l________l________l

Answer 22

your answers are:
a. -3
b. -5
c. -4
d. -6

Answer 23

So which one is greater than -4?