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-5(x-7)<15 solve for x

User Mastid
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Answer: X>4

Step-by-step explanation: use distributive property. -5 times X times -7. Subtract -35 from both sides. +35-35 cancels out. Subtract 35 from 15. Divide -5 from both sides. Edit: omg I just realized I didn’t change the sign!

-5x+35<15

-35<15-35

-5x<15-35

-5x<-20

x>4

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