Question

An author wants to write at least 100 pages of a book in a month. He already has 25 pages of the book written and there are 15 days left in the month. The inequality 15x+25≥100 represents this situation, where x represents the number of pages that the author should write in a day. Solve this inequality for x. Graph the solution set on the number line below. Identify one value that is in the solution set of the inequality.

Answer 1

X=5

Explanation:

X=5

15x+25>100

-25 -25

15x>75

—- —-

15x 15x

X>5

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Answer 2

X=5
15x+25>100
-25 -25
15x>75
—- —-
15x 15x
X>5
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