If <span class="math-inline" data-latex-source="2x+5>17" data-display-mode="false" contenteditable="false"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>5</mn><mo>></mo><mn>17</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2x+5>17</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7278em;vertical-align:-0.0833em;"></span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mbin">+</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6835em;vertical-align:-0.0391em;"></span><span class="mord">5</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">17</span></span></span></span></span>, then which statement is correct?
Practice this question from Chapter Mock 14: Inequality, with options and an explanation.
Question
If <span class="math-inline" data-latex-source="2x+5>17" data-display-mode="false" contenteditable="false"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>x</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>5</mn><mo>></mo><mn>17</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2x+5>17</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7278em;vertical-align:-0.0833em;"></span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mord mathnormal">x</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mbin">+</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6835em;vertical-align:-0.0391em;"></span><span class="mord">5</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">17</span></span></span></span></span>, then which statement is correct?
Option A
$x<6$
Option B
$x\le6$
Option C — Correct answer
$x>6$
Correct choice.
Option D
$x\ge6$
Explanation
Subtracting $5$ gives $2x>12$, so $x>6$.