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

Question

9, is less than, 7, plus, x
9<
7+x
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2


Inequality Notation:  
Number Line:

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Answer 1

To solve the inequality 9<7+x, we need to isolate x.

First, subtract 7 from both sides of the inequality:

9 - 7 < 7 + x - 7

2 < x

So the solution for x is x > 2.

On the number line, we would start at 2 and shade to the right to represent all the numbers greater than 2.

Number Line:

-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
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0
2 -----> (x > 2)
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