How do you solve $2 j + 5 \geq 9$ $2j + 5\geq 9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-11T23:45:09

$j \geq 2$ $j>=2$

We need to completely isolate the variable $j$ $j$ . To start, subtract $5$ $5$ from both sides:

$2 j \geq 9 - 5$ $2j>=9-5$

$2 j \geq 4$ $2j>=4$

Now divide both sides by $2$ $2$ :

$j \geq 2$ $j>=2$

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