Question

Your friend says that the solutions to the inequality 8x - 15x s 14 are xs - 2. Solve the inequality correctly. What error did your

friend make?

Answer 1

To solve the inequality 8x - 15x s 14 correctly, divide both sides of the inequality by -7 and flip the inequality sign. The correct solution is x < -2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Your friend made an error in solving the inequality 8x - 15x s 14. Let's solve the inequality correctly:

8x - 15x > 14

-7x > 14

Divide both sides by -7, remembering to flip the inequality sign because we are dividing by a negative number:

x < -2

Therefore, the correct solution to the inequality is x is less than -2, not xs - 2 as your friend stated.