Question

Solve the inequality 5x+2 < 32

Answer 1

Answer:

x<6

Step-by-step explanation:

First, let's work on the left hand side of your inequality, the 5x+2

This means, for instance, to see if it can be simplified at all.

Multiply x and 5

Multiply x and 1

The x just gets copied along.

The answer is x

x

5*x evaluates to 5x

5*x+2 evaluates to 5x+2

So, all-in-all, the left hand side of your inequality can be written as: 5x+2

Now, let's work on the right hand side of your inequality, the 32

The right hand side of your inequality can be written as: 32

So with these (any) simplifications, the inequality we'll set out to solve is:

5x+2 ‹ 32

Move the 2 to the right hand side by subtracting 2 from both sides, like this:

From the left hand side:

2 - 2 = 0

The answer is 5x

From the right hand side:

32 - 2 = 30

The answer is 30

Now, the inequality reads:

5x ‹ 30

To isolate the x, we have to divide both sides of the inequality by the other "stuff" (variables or coefficients)

around the x on the left side of the inequality.

The last step is to divide both sides of the inequality by 5 like this:

To divide x by 1

The x just gets copied along in the numerator.

The answer is x

5x ÷ 5 = x

30 ÷ 5 = 6

The solution to your inequality is:

x ‹ 6

Answer 2

Answer:

x=6

Take 2 to the other side, the sign becomes negative. You're then left with 5x is less than 30. After that just divide both sides with 5 so that you're left with x.