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Solve -2t + 5 ≥ -7.

A. t ≤ 6
B. t ≤ -6
C. t ≥ 6
D. t ≥ -6

User Karls
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-2t + 5 > -7

you subtract 5 from each side

-2t + 5 > -7

- 5 - 5

-2t > - 12 then, you divide both side by -2 so you can get t by it's self.

-2 -2

When you divide a number by a number that is negative you flip your greater than or less than sign.

so, the answer is t < 6 or A

User Vikas Chauhan
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A.t is less than or equal to 6
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