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What are the solutions of 15<5(4m+7)?

What are the solutions of 15<5(4m+7)?-example-1

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Answer:

m > -1

(any numbers greater than -1 are solutions)

Explanation:

15 < 5(4m + 7)

open the parenthesis

15 < 20m + 35

subtract 35 from both sides of the inequaity

15 - 35 < 20m

-20 < 20m

divide both sides of the inequality by 20

-20/20 < 20m/20

-1 < m

m > -1

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