Solve for xx and graph the solution on the number line below.

Question

5, x, is greater than or equal to, minus, 10
5x≥
−10
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 3


Inequality Notation:
Number Line:
Click and drag to plot line.
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12

Answer 1

5x ≥ -10

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the inequality by 5:

x ≥ -10/5

x ≥ -2

So the solution to the inequality is x ≥ -2.

On the number line, we plot a closed circle at -2 and shade to the right to show all the values that are greater than or equal to -2.

Number Line:
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2[o——————)—> 0 2 4 6 8 10 12