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Solve the inequality:
2x+5 < x-1/4

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Answer:

x<-3

Explanation

2x+5<x-1/4

in x-1/4 you should remove 4 so you should multiply 4 from both side

8x+20<x-1

subtract x from both side

8x-x<-1-20

7x<-21

divided by 7 from both side

x<-3 answer is x<-3

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