Question

Solve for x: 5x > -20

Answer 1

The answer is x > -4

To get this answer, you divide both sides by 5. This is to undo the multiplication that happens to the 'x' in '5x'. Note that 5x means 5*x or 5 times x, where x is just a placeholder for some unknown number.

Saying x > -4 means you can pick any number larger than -4.