Question

-78 IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO - 8 +5n

Answer 1

Answer:

$n\le -14.$

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement "-78 IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO - 8 +5n" mathematically can be written as

$-78\ge -8+5n.$

Add 8:

$-78+8\ge -8+8+5n,\\ \\-70\ge 5n.$

Divide by 5:

$-\dfrac{70}{5}\ge n,\\ \\-14\ge n$

or

$n\le -14.$