Question

What is the solution to the inequality 2x + 3 2 5x + 4?

Answer 1

Given

$\begin{gathered} 2x\text{ + 3 }\ge\text{ 5x + 4} \\ \text{collecting like terms, we have:} \\ 3\text{ - 4 }\ge\text{ 5x - 2x} \\ -1\text{ }\ge\text{ 3x} \\ 3x\text{ }\leq\text{ -1} \\ x\text{ }\leq\text{ -1/3 (B)} \end{gathered}$