1. Since it's m - 7 you would have 7 to both sides so you would in fact have m < 13. If you double check your answer, you see that if m is say 12 (because 12 is obviously less than 13), 12 - 7 < 6
2. Again, use the same process on this problem as the first one. Add 8 to each sides because it's you're subtracting 8 from n. So you end up with n > 13. Check your answer. Say n is 14. 14 - 8 > 5
3. This one is different because you are adding 5 to p. So in order to get p by itself, you need to subtract 5 from both sides. p < 5. Say p is 4, 4 + 5 < 10.
When working with problems like these, you need to isolate the variable on one side and get it by itself.
If we have two points;
A(x₁,y₁)
B(x₂,y₂)
m=slope
m=(y₂-y₁) / (x₂-x₁)
Therefore:
(6,7)
(9,2)
m=(2-7) / (9-6)=-5/3.
Solution₁= the solpe of the line that passes through the poitns (6,7) and (9,2) is m=-5/3.
(17,9)
(5,29)
m=(29-9) / (5-17)=20/-12=-5/3
Solution ₂: the slope of the line that passes through the parir of points (17,9) and (5,29) is m=-5/3
Therefore, both lines have the same slope.
