Answer:
F and B (as far as I can see).
Step-by-step explanation:
First, let's simplify the equation. You can easily do this by dividing by -4.
-4x < 20
/-4 /-4
x > -5
REMEMBER- Whenever dividing or multiplying a negative number with inequalities, the sign flips!!
On A, we can see that it has a negative symbol, but if we were to divide that, the sign would flip, making -5 greater than x. That's not what we want.
On B, the 20 is negative instead of the 4. Does this change anything?
4x > -20
/4 /4
x > -5
Nope! It still simplifies to what we had at the beginning so it works!
C and D are slightly confusing me because, well, I don't really see how it's relevant to anything so... It doesn't even have a inequality symbol so I don't know lol.
E is wrong because we need the 5 to be positive.
F is obviously right compared to our first answer.
ANSWER
My answer is in the photo above
Answer:
252 bags of maize
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we are told that a farmer harvested maize
In the year 2012 = 144 bags of maize
In the year 2013(following year) the harvest decreased in the ratio 3:4
This means
3:4 = 2013: 2012.
Where number of bags harvested in 2013 = unknown = x
3/4 = x/ 144
Cross multiply 4x = 3 × 144
x = 3 × 144/ 4
× = 108
This means 108 bags of maize was harvested in 2013
The total number of bags harvested is = 108 + 144
= 252 bags of maize.