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PLS HELP ASAP! Which of the following sets shows all the numbers from the set {0, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 3} that make the inequality 2a + 3 ≥ 8 true?

{2.5, 3}
{1, 2.5, 3}
{0, 0.5, 1}
{0.5, 1}

User TravisG
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The first one: {2.5,3}
User HannesBenson
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Answer:

first one, [2.5, 3]

Explanation:

2a + 3
\geq 8

2a
\geq 8 - 3

a
\geq 5/2

a
\geq 2.5

if we put a =2 .5 in the equation

2a +3
\geq 8

2(2.5) + 3
\geq 8

5+3
\geq 8

8
\geq 8

which is true.

if we put a = 3 in the equation

2a + 3
\geq 8

2(3) +3
\geq 8

6+3
\geq 8

9
\geq 8

which is also true.

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