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$$-\frac{x+5}{2} \le \frac {12+3x}{4}$$

I always have issues with problems like this. I chose to ignore the negative sign at the beginning and got the answer. Is that a good method? When solving this inequality what is the best method for no mistakes?

My answer/ method: $$-(2)(12+3x) \le (4)(x+5)$$ $$-24-6x \le 4x+20$$ $$-24-20 \le 4x+6x$$ $$-44\le10x$$ $$-\frac{44}{10}\le x$$ $$-\frac{22}{5} \le x$$ $$\left(\infty,-\frac{22}{5}\right]$$

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    One added note: Your answer could aslo be expressed as all $x \geq -\frac{22}{5}$ which gives us the solutions set $x\in \left[-\frac{22}{5},\infty\right)$2017-01-01

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You have one mistake here may be typo -

$$-24+6x \le 4x+20$$

Its, $$-24-6x \le 4x+20$$

$$-24-20 \le 4x+6x$$

$$-44 \le 10x$$

$$\frac{-22}{5} \le x$$

As the value of $x \ge \frac{-22}{5}$

$$\left[\frac{-22}{5},\infty\right)$$

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multiplying by $12$ we obtain $$-6(x+5)\le 3(12+3x)$$ multiplying out we get $$-6x-30\le 36+9x$$ thus we have $$-66\le 15x$$ can you proceed?

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$$-\frac{x+5}{2} \le \frac {12+3x}{4}$$

Multiply $4$ both sides:

$$-2(x+5) \le 12+3x$$

$$-2x-10 \le 12 +3x$$

$$-22 \le 5x$$ $$x \geq \frac{-22}{5}$$

Your mistakes:

$-2(12+3x)=-24-6x$ rather than $-24+6x$. If this is just a typo, the next line is fine.

After this mistake, surprisingly in the next line, you corrected yourself.

$$x \ge -\frac{22}{5} \iff x \in [\frac{-22}{5},\infty)$$

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    Thank you @Siong my mistake(typo)2017-01-01