How do you solve $(9z+5)/4+18<26$ and graph the solution on a number line?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-27T00:31:31

We do the exact work as if the $<$ was an equals sign:

$(9x+5)/4 + 18 < 26$

$(9x+5)/4 < 8$

$9x+5 < 32$

$9x < 27$

$x < 3$

This can be plotted on a number line as an open circle at 3 and an arrow going below that value.

How do you solve (9z+5)/4+18<26(9z+5)/4+18<26 and graph the solution on a number line?