The above tells us that all values of n that are greater than 5 will satisfy the inequality.
Checking Our Answer
Let's Check Our Answer!
We can check our solution by substituting a few values into the given inequality. The value satisfies the inequality if the inequality remains true after substituting and simplifying.
n
- 3 < n - 8
Simplify
True or False?
5
- 3 < 5 - 8
- 3 ≮ - 3
False
6
- 3 < 6 - 8
- 3 < - 2
True
7
- 3 < 7 - 8
- 3 < - 1
True
We can conclude that as long as n is greater than 5, the inequality is satisfied.
