The average adult spends 7 to 8 hours sleeping. About 20% of the time you sleep is spent in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep which is associated with dreaming. Write and Solve a compound inequality to determine how much time is spent in REM sleep for the average adult?

.20(7) ≤ x .20(8)

Step-by-step explanation:

let 'x' = amount of time in REM sleep

5=812a+9+3

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

5=812a+9+3

5=(812a)+(9+3)(combine like terms)

5=812a+12

5=812a+12

step 2: flip the equation.

812a+12=5

step 3: subtract 12 from both sides.

812a+12−12=5−12

812a=−7

step 4: divide both sides by 812.

812a /812 = -7/812

a= -1/116

so the answer is

a=   -1/116