Question

How do you solve `3x + 2< 5( x - 4)`?

Answer 1

`x > 11`

Explanation:

To just solve the equation for x, just do:

First, Distribute the `5(x-4)`
`5x-20`

Second, from `3x+2 < 5x-20`, add 20 to the other side of the '<' and then subtract 3x to the other side where -20 was. Therefore, you would have: `22 < 2x`.

Finally, simply divide 2 on each side of the equation and you would get: `11 < x` or `x > 11`.