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x+2and1/2<8

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpret 2 and 1/2 as 2½ = 5/2. Then

x + 5/2 < 8

Subtract 5/2 from both sides:

x < 8 − 5/2 = 16/2 − 5/2 = 11/2.

So x < 11/2 (which is x < 5.5). In interval notation: (−∞, 11/2).