Question

Which value is a solution to the inequality 2x-5<-12?

Answer 1

Answer: x<7/2

Explanation:

Step 1. You are moving the constant, 5, to the right-hand side and changing the sign from a - to a +. Your new inequality is 2x<-12+5.

Step 2. Calculate the sum. You are adding -12 and 5. This is what your new inequality looks like: 2x<-7.

Step 3 (final step). You will now divide both sides by 2, and you will get a final answer of x<-7/2.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

x < -4

Explanation:

2x-5<-12, add 5 to both sides so then you get 2x<-8, then divide by two, x<-4 and your answer!