Question

I am RUNNING OUT of time....

Determine the values of x which satisfy the inequality 3−2(5x−4)>−9.

What is the first step in solving this inequality?

A. Add 4 to both sides
B. Distribute -2
C. Subtract 3 from both sides
D. Add 9 to both sides

Answer 1

B. Distribute -2

Explanation:

When solving inequalities or expressions, you always must follow the PEMDAS rule.

Pemdas stands for -

Parenthesis

Exponent

Multiplication

Divide

Addition

Subtraction

and what it means is what you get rid of in order when having an inequality and/or expression.

So considering we have parenthesis in the expression, we must get rid of those, which is done by B. Distributing -2