Question

What do you have to do to each side to solve x + 5 > 2? ​​

B. Solve x + 5 > 2 for x. Show your work to the right.

Answer 1

We got the x value as greater than – 3 by adding - 5 on both sides of given inequality expression x + 5 > 2

Solution:

Given, inequality expression is x + 5 > 2

Now, we have to solve for x in the above given inequality expression and tell what we have done.

So, first let us solve for x

Then, x + 5 > 2

To solve for x we have to remove all other terms except x from left hand side.

So, add -5 on both sides.

x + 5 – 5 > 2 – 5

x + 0 > - 3

x > - 3

So, the value of x is greater than - 3

Hence, we got the x value as greater than – 3 by adding - 5 on both sides of given inequality expression