How do you solve #(9z+5)/4+18<26# and graph the solution on a number line?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T00:31:31

We do the exact work as if the #<# was an equals sign:

# (9x+5)/4 + 18 < 26#

# (9x+5)/4 < 8#

# 9x+5 < 32 #

# 9x < 27#

# x < 3 #

This can be plotted on a number line as an open circle at 3 and an arrow going below that value.