Question

-5x-9 is greater than or equal to -4

Answer 1

Answer x is less than or equal to -1

Step-by-step explanation:

-5x-9    -4

-5x-9+9    -4+9

-5x    5

-5x/-5x  5/-5

x less than or equal to -1

Answer 2

Answer:

x  $\leq$  -1

Step-by-step explanation:

(-5x - 9) $\geq$   -4

add 9 to both sides of the equation

-5x-9  $\geq$ -4

    +9      +9

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the -9 and +9 cancel out

-5x $\geq$ 5

then, divide both sides by -5 to get x

-5x  $\geq$  5

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-5         -5

x  $\leq$  -1

by the way, the sign changed from  $\geq$ to $\leq$ because we divided by a negative number to get x.