The missing step in step 2 is to add 8x to both sides of the inequality.
What is inequality?
An inequality shows the relationship between two mathematical expressions which is denoted by the inequality signs such as (<, >, ≤, ≥).
The inequality given is expressed as:
5 - 8x < 2x + 3
- Step 1 says to minus 3 from both sides.
5 - 8x - 3 < 2x + 3 - 3
2 - 8x < 2x
- We are required to determine what to do in step 2.
So, we need to add + 8x to both sides, in order to eradicate the variable (8x) from the left-hand side.
i.e.
2 - 8x + 8x < 2x + 8x
2 < 10x
In step 3, we divide both sides by the coefficient of x.
i.e.
[tex]\mathbf{\dfrac{2}{10} < \dfrac{10x}{10}}[/tex]
[tex]\mathbf{0.2 < x}[/tex]
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