Question:
Solve the following inequality:
[tex]12x+6<17[/tex]Solution:
Consider the following inequality
[tex]12x+6<17[/tex]solving for 12x, we get:
[tex]12x<17-6[/tex]this is equivalent to:
[tex]12x<11[/tex]solving for x, we get:
[tex]x<\frac{11}{12}[/tex]so that, the correct answer is:
[tex]x<\frac{11}{12}[/tex]