The inequality is 5x – 3 ≥ 3x – 5 Transposing 3x to L.H.S. and –3 to R.H.S., we get ∴ 5x – 3x ≥ –5 + 3 or, 2x ≥ –2 Dividing both sides by 2, we get x ≥ –1 ∴ The solution is [–1, ∞).