SOLUTION: Solve {{{0.3x+5<=0.7x-8}}}

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Question 146058: Solve
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Start with the given inquality.


Multiply both sides by 10 to clear out the decimals.


Distribute and multiply.


Subtract from both sides.


Subtract from both sides.


Combine like terms on the left side.


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

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