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sammy [17]
3 years ago
11

What is the answer to this problem -2x – 4 < 3x + 21

Mathematics
1 answer:
horsena [70]3 years ago
6 0

Start with

-2x-4 < 3x+21

Add 2x to both sides:

-4 < 5x+21

Subtract 21 from both sides:

-25 < 5x

Divide both sides by 5. Since it is positive, we don't have to change the inequality sign:

-5 < x

So, the answer is x > -5


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