Question

Solve the inequality and graph the solution.

9<5–s
To draw a ray, plot an endpoint and select an arrow. Select an endpoint to change it from closed to open. Select the middle of the ray to delete it.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The inequality is 9 < 5 - s. To solve for s, we need to isolate the variable.

Starting with 9 < 5 - s, we can first subtract 5 from both sides:

9 - 5 < 5 - s - 5

This simplifies to:

4 < -s

Since we want to isolate s, we can multiply both sides by -1 and reverse the inequality sign:

-4 > s

Thus, the solution to the inequality is s < -4.

To graph the solution on a number line, we represent values less than -4. An open circle is used at -4 to indicate it is not included in the solution, and an arrow is drawn to the left to represent all the values less than -4.

Number line:
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