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Is -3 a solution to 2x+5>-5

User Shane Lu
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To figure out if -3 is a solution, plug -3 into the x variable and solve the inequality as such:


2*-3+5>-5\\-6+5>-5\\-1>-5

Now, since -1 > -5 is a true statement, this means that -3 is a solution to this inequality.

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2x+5 > -5\ \ \ \ |-5\\\\2x > -10\ \ \ \ |:2\\\\x > -5\\\\-3 > -5\ CORRECT

Answer: YES

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