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What is the inequality for this verbal description?

The value of y is greater than the sum of negative eight times the value of x and nine

What is the inequality for this verbal description? The value of y is greater than-example-1

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

We can see Part by Part to get this question.

  • "The value of y is greater than.." -- this part implies y >
  • "The sum of negative 8 times x and 9" -- we need to multiply -8 and x and SUM it to 9. thus we have:

-8*x + 9

Now we can finally write:

y > -8x + 9

Answer choice B is right.

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