Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Numbers, Quantification and Numerical Applications

Question:

The solution set of the inequality $-3 ≤ \frac{4-3 x}{3} ≤ 7$ is:

Options:

$\left[-\frac{17}{3}, \frac{13}{3}\right]$

$\left(-\frac{17}{3}, \frac{13}{3}\right)$

$\left(-\infty,-\frac{13}{3}\right)$

$\left(-\infty, \frac{13}{3}\right)$

Correct Answer:

$\left[-\frac{17}{3}, \frac{13}{3}\right]$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → $\left[-\frac{17}{3}, \frac{13}{3}\right]$

$-3 \le \frac{4-3x}{3} \le 7$

$-9 \le 4 - 3x \le 21$

$-13 \le -3x \le 17$

$\frac{13}{3} \ge x \ge -\frac{17}{3}$

$-\frac{17}{3} \le x \le \frac{13}{3}$

$\text{Solution set} = \left[-\frac{17}{3}, \frac{13}{3}\right]$