<span>12x+7 < -11: Subtract 7 from each side. 12x+7 < -11 -7 -7 12x < -18 Divide each side by 12. 12x < -18 ----- ----- 12 12 x < -1.5 or x < -3/2 </span><span>5x-8 > 40: Add 8 to each side. 5x-8 > 40 +8 +8 5x > 48 Divide each side by 5. 5x > 48 ---- ---- 5 5 x > 9.6 Please mark Brainliest if this helped.</span>
It could include all real numbers, really. If you have +$130 you could use them to pay for something. If you have -$27.5 you need to pay this sum to the bank, since you overused your credit.