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Is the inequality always, sometimes, or never true?5x - 6<5(x - 5)Choose the correct answer below.Sometimes trueNever trueAlways true

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In order to avaliate the inequatily, let's first expand the parenthesis in the right side:


5x-6<5x-25

We can subtract 5x from both sides of the inequality:


-6<-25

-6 is not lesser than -25, and any value of x we use will not change the final inequality, so this inequality is NEVER TRUE.

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