Answer:
-2
Step-by-step explanation:
5x – 15 > 10 + 20x
Subtract 5x from each side
5x – 15-5x > 10 + 20x-5x
-15 > 10+15x
Subtract 10 from each side
-15-10 >15x
-25 > 15x
Divide each side by 15
-25/15 > x
-5/3 > x
X must be less than -1 2/3
The only value that is less than -1 2/3 is -2
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]5x - 15 > 10 + 20x\\\mathrm{Add\:}15\mathrm{\:to\:both\:sides}\\\\5x-15+15>10+20x+15\\\mathrm{Simplify}\\\\5x>20x+25\\\\\mathrm{Subtract\:}20x\mathrm{\:from\:both\:sides}\\\\5x-20x>20x+25-20x\\\\\mathrm{Simplify}\\\\-15x>25\\\\\mathrm{Multiply\:both\:sides\:by\:-1\:\left(reverse\:the\:inequality\right)}\\\\\left(-15x\right)\left(-1\right)<25\left(-1\right)\\\\\mathrm{Simplify}\\\\15x<-25\\\\\mathrm{Divide\:both\:sides\:by\:}15\\\\\frac{15x}{15}<\frac{-25}{15}\\\\x<-\frac{5}{3}[/tex]
