Answer: x = -2.
Explanation:
-8x + 44 ≥ 60
Subtracting 44 from both sides, we get:
-8x ≥ 16
Dividing both sides by -8 (and reversing the inequality since we are dividing by a negative number), we get:
x ≤ -2
Next:
-4x + 50 < 58
Subtracting 50 from both sides, we get:
-4x < 8
Dividing both sides by -4 (and reversing the inequality), we get:
x > -2
Putting the two inequalities together, we get:
-2 < x ≤ -2
This means that the solution for x is x = -2.