Question

Im doing math and im wondering when do i switch the inequality?

Answer 1

Question:

Solve the following inequality:

`12x+6<17`

Solution:

Consider the following inequality

`12x+6<17`

solving for 12x, we get:

`12x<17-6`

this is equivalent to:

`12x<11`

solving for x, we get:

`x<(11)/(12)`

so that, the correct answer is:

`x<(11)/(12)`