How do you solve 5< 4x + 3\leq 11?

2 Answers
Sep 21, 2017

What you do to the center to make it become only x, you do to all 3.

Explanation:

Given: 5< 4x + 3 <= 11

What you do to the center to make it become only x, you do to all 3.

Subtract 3:

2 < 4x <= 8

Divide by 4:

1/2< x <= 2

Solved

Sep 21, 2017

1/2< x <=2

Explanation:

Subtract 3 from both sides:

color(green)(2)<4x<=color(green)(8)

Divide 4 from both sides:

color(green)(2/4)< x <=color(green)(8/4)

Simplify:

color(green)(1/2)< x <=color(green)(2)