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NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE!

NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE!-example-1
User GrzegorzM
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5(x+5) < 85
5x + 25 < 85
5x < 85 - 25
5x < 60
x < 60 รท 5
x < 12
User Andrea Ratto
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Answer:
x < 12

Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this, we will need to isolate the x on one side of the inequality as follows:
5(x+5) < 85
x+5 < 85/5
x+5 < 17
x+5-5 < 17-5
x < 12

Hope this helps :)
User Thalesmello
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