What she be done first to solve the inequality? -3x + 5 < 23

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What she be done first to solve the inequality?

-3x + 5 < 23

Mathematics
middle-school

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You would have to subtract 5 on both sides to isolate the variable.

-3x + 5 < 23
- 5 - 5
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-3x < 18

divide both sides by -3.

-3x < 18
x > -6

Hope this helped!

Yike Lu answered May 8, 2019

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