SOLUTION: solve for d: 3d-2(8d-9)>-2d-4

Question 545547: solve for d:
3d-2(8d-9)>-2d-4
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given inequality.

Distribute.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Subtract from both sides.

Add to 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 solution is

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