To solve the inequality \(10x + 4 < 8x - 8\), we will isolate \(x\).
- Subtract \(8x\) from both sides:
\[ 10x - 8x + 4 < -8 \]
This simplifies to:
\[ 2x + 4 < -8 \]
- Next, subtract 4 from both sides:
\[ 2x < -8 - 4 \]
This simplifies to:
\[ 2x < -12 \]
- Now, divide both sides by 2:
\[ x < -6 \]
Conclusion
The solution to the inequality is:
\[ x < -6 \]
Number Line Representation
To represent this on a number line:
- Draw a horizontal line.
- Mark a point at \(-6\).
- Draw an open circle at \(-6\) (indicating that \(-6\) is not included).
- Shade the line to the left of \(-6\) to indicate all the values less than \(-6\).
Here's a simple representation (text-based):
<---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--->
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
(--->
The open parenthesis at \(-6\) indicates that this value is not included in the solution.