Pre-Algebra Examples

$2 y < 5 x + 10$

Step 1

Write in $y = m x + b$ form.

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Step 1.1

Divide each term in $2 y < 5 x + 10$ by $2$ and simplify.

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Step 1.1.1

Divide each term in $2 y < 5 x + 10$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 y}{2} < \frac{5 x}{2} + \frac{10}{2}$

Step 1.1.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 1.1.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 1.1.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 y}{2} < \frac{5 x}{2} + \frac{10}{2}$

Step 1.1.2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y < \frac{5 x}{2} + \frac{10}{2}$

Step 1.1.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 1.1.3.1

Divide $10$ by $2$ .

$y < \frac{5 x}{2} + 5$

Step 1.2

Reorder terms.

$y < \frac{5}{2} x + 5$

Step 2

Use the slope-intercept form to find the slope and y-intercept.

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Step 2.1

Find the values of $m$ and $b$ using the form $y = m x + b$ .

$m = \frac{5}{2}$

$b = 5$

Step 2.2

The slope of the line is the value of $m$ , and the y-intercept is the value of $b$ .

Slope: $\frac{5}{2}$

y-intercept: $(0, 5)$

Slope: $\frac{5}{2}$

y-intercept: $(0, 5)$

Step 3

Graph a dashed line, then shade the area below the boundary line since $y$ is less than $\frac{5}{2} x + 5$ .

$y < \frac{5}{2} x + 5$

Step 4