Algebra Examples

$1.2 (j + 3.5) \geq 4.8$

Step 1

Divide each term in $1.2 (j + 3.5) \geq 4.8$ by $1.2$ and simplify.

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Step 1.1

Divide each term in $1.2 (j + 3.5) \geq 4.8$ by $1.2$ .

$\frac{1.2 (j + 3.5)}{1.2} \geq \frac{4.8}{1.2}$

Step 1.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $1.2$ .

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Step 1.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{1.2 (j + 3.5)}{1.2} \geq \frac{4.8}{1.2}$

Step 1.2.1.2

Divide $j + 3.5$ by $1$ .

$j + 3.5 \geq \frac{4.8}{1.2}$

Step 1.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.3.1

Divide $4.8$ by $1.2$ .

$j + 3.5 \geq 4$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $j$ to the right side of the inequality.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $3.5$ from both sides of the inequality.

$j \geq 4 - 3.5$

Step 2.2

Subtract $3.5$ from $4$ .

$j \geq 0.5$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Inequality Form:

$j \geq 0.5$

Interval Notation:

$[0.5, \infty)$