Solve. Make sure to write the inequality so the x comes first. x - 3.5 ≤ 9 Note: You can write ≤ like this <=. You can write ≥ like this >=.

Answer 1

To solve the inequality \( x - 3.5 \leq 9 \), we will isolate \( x \) by adding \( 3.5 \) to both sides of the inequality.

1. Start with the original inequality:
   \[ x - 3.5 \leq 9 \]

2. Add \( 3.5 \) to both sides:
   \[ x - 3.5 + 3.5 \leq 9 + 3.5 \]
   \[ x \leq 12.5 \]

Now, to write the inequality with \( x \) first, we rewrite it as:
\[ x <= 12.5 \]