Solve the inequality for 5x + 9 ≤ 24

Dan Cundy asked Jan 3, 2023

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Dan Cundy asked Jan 3, 2023

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From the problem, we have an inequality of :

$5x+9\le24$

Subtract 9 to both sides of the inequality :

$\begin{gathered} 5x+9-9\le24-9 \\ 5x\le15 \end{gathered}$

Divide both sides by 5 :

$\begin{gathered} (5x)/(5)\le(15)/(5) \\ x\le3 \end{gathered}$

The answer is x ≤ 3

Eric Watt answered Jan 7, 2023

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