Solve the inequality and graph the solution on the line provided.
5, plus, 7, x, is less than, minus, 51
5+7x<
−51
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2
Inequality Notation:
Number Line:
Click and drag to plot line.
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
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12
To solve the inequality 5 + 7x < -51, we can first subtract 5 from both sides:
7x < -51 - 5
7x < -56
Then, we divide both sides by 7:
x < -56/7
Simplifying further, we have:
x < -8
To graph the solution on the number line, we plot an open circle at -8 and shade everything to the left of -8.