what is 12x>5(x-4)?

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what is 12x>5(x-4)?

Guest Mar 18, 2015

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You can treat > like =, but you must remember it does not mean =.

12x > 5x - 20

7x > -20

-20/7 < x

So x must be larger than -20/7, but could be any where from -19/7 to positive infinity.

Will85237 Mar 18, 2015

Will85237 · Answer 1 · 2015-03-18T06:46:04

You can treat > like =, but you must remember it does not mean =.

12x > 5x - 20

7x > -20

-20/7 < x

So x must be larger than -20/7, but could be any where from -19/7 to positive infinity.

Guest · Answer 2 · 2015-03-18T06:45:17

12x>5(x-4)?

12x>5x-20

7x>-20

x>(-20/7)