(-∞,4). All I did was isolated x, and it says that x has to be less than 4. That means anything before 4 is fair game. Since the problem said that it can't be equal to 4 (as it would have had to have a line under the less than symbol), I used parenthesis on the 4 side as opposed to hard brackets. The <span>∞ always requires parenthesis. </span>
Answer:
x < 15
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's first expand the parentheses on both sides. Remember that when expanding parentheses, the result will be the sum of the products of the "outside number" with each of the "inside number".
On the left, the parenthetical expression is: -6(x + 4). Here, the outside term is -6 and the inside terms are x and 4. So:
-6(x + 4) = -6 * x + (-6) * 4 = -6x - 24
On the right, the parenthetical expression is: -5(x + 6). Here, the outside term is -5 and the inside terms are x and 6. So:
-5(x + 6) = -5 * x + (-5) * 6 = -5x - 30
Now put these back in:
-6(x + 4) + 9 > -5(x + 6)
-6x - 24 + 9 > -5x - 30
-6x - 15 > -5x - 30
x < 15
Thus the answer is x < 15.
Hope this helps!
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