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Solve the inequality -4(x+4)>x+7.  Give your answer as an interval.

 Jul 1, 2020
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-4(x + 4)  >=  x + 7

 -4x - 16  >=  x + 7                     distribute

 -5x - 16  >= 7                            subtract x

        -5x  >=  23                         add 16

          x  <=  -23/5                      divide by -5; change sense of inequality because you divided by a negative

            ( - infinity, -23/5 ]

 Jul 1, 2020
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I think it's this  ( - infinity, -23/5 )

 Jul 1, 2020

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