Answer
True
Work Step by Step
5 + 6(-3) - 8(-4) $\gt$ 17
To check whether this inequality is true or false, we simplify it.
5 - 18 + 32 $\gt$ 17
-13 + 32 $\gt$ 17
19 $\gt$ 17
Because 19 is indeed greater than 17, this inequality is true.