Question

How can you interpret the inequality?
-8q ≥ -64

-8 times q is less than -64

-8 times q is greater than or equal to -64

-8 times q is greater than -64

-8 times q is less than or equal to -64

Answer 1

To interpret the inequality \(-8q \geq -64\), we need to understand what each part means.

The inequality states that \(-8\) times \(q\) is **greater than or equal to** \(-64\). Therefore, the correct interpretation from your options is:

**-8 times q is greater than or equal to -64.**

To solve for \(q\), we can divide both sides of the inequality by \(-8\). Remember that when dividing by a negative number, we need to reverse the inequality direction:

\[
q \leq 8
\]

This tells us that \(q\) must be less than or equal to 8.