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Which inequalities have the solution set shown on the
number line?

Which inequalities have the solution set shown on the number line?-example-1
User Dhabensky
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Answer:

B 1.4x - 0.08 < 2.02

Explanation:

If you notice, the graph/number line already has an open circle, so A and D can't be the answer. If you try to solve for C, you will get x < 3.5, which is wrong since the graph/number line states that x < 1.5. If you solve for B, you will get x < 1.5. To get this, add 0.08 to both sides, so you will have 1.4x < 2.1. Then divide 1.4 on both sides to ISOLATE x. Remember, you want to use inverse operations to isolate the variable! 2.1 divided by 1.4 equals to 1.5. Therefore, your answer is x < 1.5, which is the solution shown on the number line!

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