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Why is the inequality x≤6 equivalent to the inequality x−5≤6−5

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Two inequalities are equivalent if they have the same set of solutions.

x - 5 ≤ 6 - 5

x - 5 ≤ 1 |add 5 to both sides

x ≤ 6

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