babygurl2323
Feb 5, 2007, 06:02 PM
-1.5x less than or equal to -9/2
need help solving
Peter Kwan
Feb 6, 2007, 12:47 AM
-1.5x <= -9/2, 2 ways to solve this problem, 1) Convert all values to decimal or 2) Convert all values to fraction.
1) -1.5 == -3/2 by substitution -> -3/2x <= -9/2
x <= -9/2 * - 2/3
x <= 3
2) -9/2 == -4.5 by substitution -> -1.5x <= -4.5
x <= -4.5/-1.5
x <= 3