SOLUTION: three times a number, increased by one, is between -5 and -10. Find all the numbers that make this statement true.

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Question 1104016: three times a number, increased by one, is between -5 and -10. Find all the numbers that make this statement true.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1)
(2)
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(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
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Combine (1) and (2)

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Note that the < and > signs are pointing
the right way even though the order of
(1) or (2) might be different.
Hope this helps

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