How do you solve and graph #1/5x<=2/5#?

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smendyka
Jan 2, 2017

To solve this for #x# multiply each side of the inequality by #color(red)(5)# See full explanation below:

Explanation:

To solve this problem for #x# multiply each side of the inequality by #color(red)(5)#.

#color(red)(5) xx 1/5x <= color(red)(5) xx 2/5#

#cancel(color(red)(5)) xx 1/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5)))x <= cancel(color(red)(5)) xx 2/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(5)))#

#1x <= 2#

#x <= 2#

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