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Find the smallest value of x in the following inequation.

3(x + 4) ≤ 5(x - 1) + 4 and x ≤ N

  1. 5

  2. 6

  3. 7

  4. 8

Linear Inequations

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Answer

⇒ 3(x + 4) ≤ 5(x - 1) + 4

⇒ 3x + 12 ≤ 5x - 5 + 4

⇒ 3x + 12 ≤ 5x - 1

⇒ 5x - 3x ≥ 12 + 1

⇒ 2x ≥ 13

⇒ x ≥ 132\dfrac{13}{2}

⇒ x ≥ 6126\dfrac{1}{2}

Since, x ∈ N.

The smallest value of x is 7.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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