Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 4 - Proportions, Percents, and Solving Inequalities - Chapter 4 Review Problem Set - Page 184: 64

Answer

$x\gt10$

Work Step by Step

Using the properties of inequalities, the solution to the given inequality, $ -24\gt5x-4-7x ,$ is \begin{array}{l}\require{cancel} -24+4\gt5x-7x \\\\ -20\gt-2x \\\\ \dfrac{-20}{-2}\lt x \\\\ 10\lt x \\\\ x\gt10 .\end{array}
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