SOLUTION: What is the answer to -9 is less than or equal to 2x-1 which is less than -7? I thought that the answer was x is greater than or equal to -9 and -7 is greater than x, but that a

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Question 1151627: What is the answer to -9 is less than or equal to 2x-1 which is less than -7?
I thought that the answer was x is greater than or equal to -9 and -7 is greater than x, but that apparently is not the right answer.
Thanks so much.

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Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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