SOLUTION: 4 - 2x > 11 when i subtracted 4 from both sides i got: -2x > 11. then i divided that by -2x on both sides and got x < -3.5 the second part i subtracted 4 from both sides and

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Question 180820: 4 - 2x > 11
when i subtracted 4 from both sides i got: -2x > 11. then i divided that by -2x on both sides and got x < -3.5
the second part i subtracted 4 from both sides and got: -2x > -15. then I divided by -2 and got x < 7.5.
How would the graph look like?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given inequality.


Subtract from both sides.


Combine like terms on the right side.


Divide both sides by to isolate . note: Remember, the inequality sign flips when we divide both sides by a negative number.


Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is


Which approximates to



So the answer in interval notation is


Also, the answer in set-builder notation is


Here's the graph of the solution set on a number line:

Graph of the solution set where the open circle denotes the excluded value.

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