Question

Which inequality is equivalent to x – 5 ≤ 2x – 6?

a. x ≤ 1
b. x ≥ -1
c. x ≥ 1
d. x ≥ 11
e. x ≤ 11

@iGreen help please?

Answer 1

\(x – 5 \le 2x – 6\)

Add 5 to both sides:

\(x \le 2x – 1\)

Subtract 2x to both sides:

\(-x \le -1\)

Divide -1 to both sides.

What's -1 / -1? @pigglet

Answer 2

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Answer 3

1

Answer 4

Yep.

So we have:

\(x \ge 1\)

Remember to switch the sign when dividing by a negative number.

Answer 5

thanks