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Write the word sentence as an inequality. Then solve the inequality. Six times a number x is at least −24. An inequality is________ . The solution of this inequality is _________.

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Answer:

6x ≥ -24

An inequality is "a statement of an order relationship—greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, or less than or equal to—between two numbers or algebraic expressions."

The solution to this inequality is:

x ≥ -4

Explanation:

There's no explanation needed.

I just converted the words into an equation, then solved it by dividing both sides by 6. I looked up the definition of an inequality and pasted it here.

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