Question

Solve 7x + 6 < 3(x - 2).

{x | x > -3}
{x | x < -3}
{x | x < -2}
{x | x < 0}

Answer 1

do you know what the distributive property is?

Answer 2

yes multiply 3 by x and -2 right?

Answer 3

yeah

Answer 4

then put like terms rogether. 7x-3x what does that equal?

Answer 5

3x and -5

Answer 6

and that would be 4x right?

Answer 7

you would distribute the 3 into the -2 causing the equation to be \[7x+6<3x-6\] then do 7x-3x and it would then be 4x+6 is less than -6. then - 6 on both sides to get the x alone then divide by 4. then you get your answer

Answer 8

how did you get -5

Answer 9

correct.

Answer 10

i meant -6

Answer 11

ya hes sitting right beside me in class