Question

Five more than a number is greater than or equal to 15. Write an inequality and solve it.
x ≥ -10
x < 10
x > 10
x ≥ 10

Answer 1

Let's start by translating the statement into an inequality.

The problem states that five more than a number \( x \) is greater than or equal to 15. This can be written as:

\[ x + 5 \geq 15 \]

Now, we'll solve the inequality for \( x \):

1. Subtract 5 from both sides:
\[
x + 5 - 5 \geq 15 - 5
\]
\[
x \geq 10
\]

Now we have the solution:

The inequality \( x \geq 10 \) means that \( x \) must be greater than or equal to 10.

Among your options, the correct answer is:

**x ≥ 10**.