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Solve the inequality.

5c – 20 ≤ 15c + 10

1 answer

To solve the inequality \(5c - 20 \leq 15c + 10\), we can follow these steps:

  1. First, we'll get all terms involving \(c\) on one side and constant terms on the other side. Start by subtracting \(15c\) from both sides:

\[ 5c - 15c - 20 \leq 10 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ -10c - 20 \leq 10 \]

  1. Next, add \(20\) to both sides to isolate the term with \(c\):

\[ -10c \leq 10 + 20 \]

This gives:

\[ -10c \leq 30 \]

  1. Now, divide both sides by \(-10\). Remember that when dividing or multiplying both sides of an inequality by a negative number, we must reverse the inequality sign:

\[ c \geq -3 \]

Therefore, the solution to the inequality is:

\[ c \geq -3 \]

In interval notation, this can be written as:

\[ [-3, \infty) \]