Question

Which number is a solution of -2x < -4?
The < has a line under it though.

Answer 1

is this a multiple choice question

Answer 2

No. The choices are as follows:
-2
0
1
10
@thewonderfuladele

Answer 3

so the line under makes < mean less than or EQUAL to

Answer 4

Yeah

Answer 5

\[-2x \le -4\]

Answer 6

Yeah that's right. But i can't figure out the answer

Answer 7

So what should I do next?

Answer 8

so you need a product of -2x to be less than or equal to -4

Answer 9

Yeah? So..

Answer 10

The only answer i can come up with is 2 which is none of the choices.

Answer 11

thats correct.. hmm @Luigi0210 could you help out here?

Answer 12

If you put in 10 you get something that's less than -2 as well.

Answer 13

What?

Answer 14

I don't get it

Answer 15

Should I just go with 0. I know it's not -2 cause i've tried it before and it was wrong.

Answer 16

Isn't \[\LARGE -2(10) \le -4\]?

Answer 17

Yea i guess the answer would be 10 since thats the only one less than -4

Answer 18

Yup~