y + 5 ⪰ 7

Question

a) y ⪯ 2
b) y ⪯ 12
c) y ⪰ 2
d) y ⪰ 12

Answer 1

To solve the inequality y + 5 ⪰ 7, we need to subtract 5 from both sides:

y + 5 - 5 ⪰ 7 - 5

This simplifies to:
y ⪰ 2

So the correct answer is:

d) y ⪰ 12