To solve the inequality \(9.5x - 1.25 < 32\), we will first isolate \(x\).
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Add \(1.25\) to both sides: \[ 9.5x < 32 + 1.25 \] \[ 9.5x < 33.25 \]
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Divide both sides by \(9.5\): \[ x < \frac{33.25}{9.5} \]
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Calculate the division: \[ \frac{33.25}{9.5} = 3.5 \]
Thus, the solution to the inequality is: \[ x < 3.5 \]
On a number line, this means we would have an open point at \(3.5\) (since \(x\) does not include \(3.5\)) and an arrow extending to the left towards negative infinity (indicating all numbers less than \(3.5\)).
Among the graph options you provided, the correct graph would have an open point at \(3.5\) with a leftward arrow extending beyond negative 10, representing \(x < 3.5\).
So the correct response is the one with an open point plotted between \(3\) and \(4\), just at \(3.5\) with a leftward arrow.