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If x < -7, what is the largest integer value x can have?

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x < -7 means

x is less than -7, not -7, but less.

Let's look at a number line:

This shows the solution set of the equation.

The open circle at -7 tells us that -7 IS NOT INCLUDED, but everything less than that is included.

We want the largest integer out of the solution.

THe integers are:

-8, -9, -10 ... and so on ...

The largest of them is

-8

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