Question

Which inequality is equivalent to the following? 5 x/2+ 3 < 12

Answer 1

We can isolate x to find an equivalent inequality:

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(2)\cdot x+3<12 \\ (5)/(2)\cdot x<12-3 \\ x<9\cdot(2)/(5) \\ x<(18)/(5) \end{gathered}`