Intermediate Algebra, Chapter 1, 1.1, Section 1.1, Problem 96

Simplify $8 + 7 \leq 3.5$. Then tell whether the resulting statement is true or false.


$\begin{equation} \begin{aligned} & 8 + 7 \leq 3.5 \\ & 15 \leq 15 \end{aligned} \end{equation}$


The statement is true.