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Solve −8x ≤ 2.
A. x ≥ −.25
B. x ≥ −.30
C. x ≤ −.25
D. x ≤ .25

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User Milin
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The answer would be A because when you divide by a negative, it flips the sign.
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User Elwin Arens
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Answer: The correct option is (A) x ≥ −0.25.

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to solve the following inequality :


-8x\leq2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)

We will be using the following property of inequalities :


a\leq b~~~~~~~~~\Rightarrow -a\geq -b.

From inequality (i), we get


-8x\leq 2\\\\\Rightarrow -(-8x)\geq-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[\textup{Using the above property}]\\\\\Rightarrow 8x\geq -2\\\\\Rightarrow x\geq(-2)/(8)\\\\\Rightarrow x\geq -0.25.

Thus, the required solution is x ≥ −0.25.

Option (A) is CORRECT.

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User George Skelton
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