SOLUTION: 1/3x<-2

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Question 54216: 1/3x<-2
Found 2 solutions by funmath, Shin123:
Answer by funmath(2933) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I assume that you probably need to graph this as well as solve it:
%281%2F3%29x%3C-2
3%2A%281%2F3%29x%3C3%28-2%29
%283%2F3%29x%3C-6 3/3=1
highlight%28x%3C-6%29
This means that x are all numbers less that, but not equal to -6. Because of this, some books graph with an open circle over the -6 and others use a ) over the -6 (I'm using a parenthesis because that's all I've got) in both cases, you would shade all the numbers less than -6, (to the left of -6).
<<=====)------------------->
-8,-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1
Happy Calculating!!!

Answer by Shin123(626) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1%2F3x%3C-2 multiply each side by 3 to isolate x,
1%2F3x%2A3%3C-2%2A3
x%3C-6