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-78 IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO - 8 +5n

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Answer:


n\le -14.

Explanation:

The statement "-78 IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO - 8 +5n" mathematically can be written as


-78\ge -8+5n.

Add 8:


-78+8\ge -8+8+5n,\\ \\-70\ge 5n.

Divide by 5:


-(70)/(5)\ge n,\\ \\-14\ge n

or


n\le -14.

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