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Is b = 7 a solution to the inequality below? 13 > 7 + b

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Answer:

no

Explanation:

13>7+b

13>7+7

13>14 = wrong

User Tyrone Wilson
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Answer:

No, for this to be true B would need to equal 5.

Explanation:

We need to plug in 7 for B, which is 13 > 7 + 7. Once we follow order of operations, we see that this is 13 > 14, which is not true. In order to have less than 13, we need the smaller side to equal 12. 14-2 is 12, so we subtract 2 from 7 and get 5.

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