Question
- Construct Arguments Haley solves the inequality
and
graphs the solution on a number line with a solid circle at -20 and an
arrow pointing left. is she correct? Support your answer, and give
the correct description if she is incorrect.
graphs the solution on a number line with a solid circle at -20 and an
arrow pointing left. is she correct? Support your answer, and give
the correct description if she is incorrect.
Ask by Lyons Cox. in the United States
Jan 22,2025
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Haley is correct. She solved the inequality
to find
and graphed it with a solid circle at -20 and an arrow pointing left on the number line, accurately representing all values of
that satisfy the inequality.
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Haley’s interpretation of the inequality
is not correct! To solve the inequality, we first subtract 7 from both sides, resulting in
or equivalently
. This indicates that the solution set includes all values less than or equal to -20.
As such, the correct way to represent this on a number line is to place a solid circle at -20, indicating -20 is included in the solution, and to draw an arrow extending to the left, depicting all values less than -20. So, while she got the solid circle right, the direction of the arrow should definitely be confirmed as pointing left!