Answer:
13 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
9 ÷ 2/3
Copy dot flip
9 * 3/2
27/2
Change from an improper fraction to a mixed number
2 goes into 27 13 times with 1 left over
13 1/2

which means there is some integer

for which

.
Because

and

, there are integers

such that

and

, and

We have

, which means there are four possible choices of

:
1, 42
2, 21
3, 14
6, 7
which is to say there are also four corresponding choices for

:
9, 378
18, 189
27, 126
54, 63
whose sums are:
387
207
153
117
So the least possible value of

is 117.
x<-5
Step-by-step explanation:
-3x<12+3
3x>15 divide both sides with ÷3
x<-5
XE(-œ,-5)