SOLUTION: |2x+5|-1<6

Question 565111: |2x+5|-1<6

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|2x+5|-1 < 6

|2x+5|-1+1 < 6+1

|2x+5| < 7

-7 < 2x+5 < 7

-7-5 < 2x+5-5 < 7-5

-12 < 2x < 2

-12/2 < 2x/2 < 2/2

-6 < x < 1

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