Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

2x-2<3x+5
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by x-1.
2x-2-3x<5
Subtract 3x from both sides.
-x-2<5
Combine 2x and -3x to get -x.
-x<5+2
Add 2 to both sides.
-x<7
Add 5 and 2 to get 7.
x>-7
Divide both sides by -1. Since -1 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.