How do you check if x \leqslant - 14 is correct if the original inequality is x - ( - 13) + 18 \leqslant 8 - ( - 9) SO CONFUSING!! PLZ HELP!!

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How do you check if

$x \leqslant - 14$
is correct if the original inequality is

$x - ( - 13) + 18 \leqslant 8 - ( - 9)$
SO CONFUSING!! PLZ HELP!!

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$x-(-13)+18\leq8-(-9)\\x+13+18\leq8+9\\x+31\leq17\ \ \ |-31\\x\leq-14$

Your answer is correct :)

Quillion answered Sep 6, 2019

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