Answer:
The greater than or equal to sign is:
>= or ≥.
Now let's solve for this inequality.
-8x + 5 ≥ -3
First, we need to get rid of any constants.
Get rid of a constant by performing the inverse operation of it, we always apply this to both sides of an inequality.
The inverse operation of addition (since it is a positive 5) is subtractions.
So, we subtract 5 from both sides;
-5 -5
Now we have:
-8x ≥ -8
Now, all we need to do is isolate x from it's co-efficient, 8.
To do that, we also utilize the inverse operation.
The inverse operation of multiplication (since -8 is being multiplied by x) is division, we apply this to both sides of this inequality.
So, we divide by -8 from both sides;
÷ -8 ÷ -8
And we'll end up with:
x ≥ 1, therefore the solution to this inequality is 1.