Question

Enter an inequality that represents the description, and then solve.

8x + 9 ≥ 49

Options:
a) x ≥ 5
b) x ≤ 5
c) x ≥ 6
d) x ≤ 6

Answer 1

The inequality that represents the description is 8x + 9 ≥ 49 and the correct solution is x ≥ 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the given description, we have 8x + 9 ≥ 49. To solve this inequality, we can start by subtracting 9 from both sides: 8x ≥ 40. Next, we divide both sides by 8: x ≥ 5. Therefore, the correct option is a) x ≥ 5.