How do you solve $- 5 x - 9 \leq 6$ $-5x - 9<= 6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-04T22:34:52

$x \geq - 3$ $x>=-3$

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$- 5 x \leq 6 + 9$ $-5x <= 6+9$

$- 5 x \leq 15$ $-5x <= 15$

$5 x \geq - 15$ $5x >= -15$

(I multiplied and divided both terms by -1 and so I inverted the inequality)

$x \geq - 3$ $x>=-3$

How do you solve −5x−9≤6-5x - 9<= 6?