491,771 views
44 votes
44 votes
Solve for X:7x-30<-5(3-2x)

User Shaby
by
2.8k points

1 Answer

15 votes
15 votes

Answer:

x > - 5

Step-by-step explanation:

The initial expression is:


7x-30<-5(3-2x)

First, we can apply distributive property on the right side as follows:


\begin{gathered} 7x-30<-5\cdot3-5(-2x) \\ 7x-30<-15+10x \end{gathered}

Now, we can add 30 to both sides:


\begin{gathered} 7x-30+30<-15+10x+30 \\ 7x<15+10x \end{gathered}

Subtracting 10x from both sides:


\begin{gathered} 7x-10x<15+10x-10x \\ -3x<15 \end{gathered}

Finally, we need to divide by -3 but since -3 is a negative number, we change the symbol of the inequality as:


\begin{gathered} (-3x)/(-3)>(15)/(-3) \\ x>-5 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the solution is x > - 5

User Ke Zhang
by
2.5k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.