Question

Gina shows the steps she took to find the solution of the inequality below.

Describe the error that Gina made and write the correct solution.
19 - 2(1 – x) < 13
19 - 2 + 2x < 13
2x < -4
X > -2

Answer 1

hello,2 th made from the wrong place.

because She should have distributed the -2 inside the parentheses.

the process should be like this;

19-2(1-x)<13

17(1-x)<13

17-17x<13

-17x<13-17 (17 goes to the opposite side as -17)

-17x<-4 (we divide each side by 17)

x= -4/-17

I hope you understand. There are errors in the first 2 parts of the question.