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Question 27505: can you help me with these problems
1. y-4<-1
2. r+6<-1
thank you so much
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Question 27622: 3x-2(x-4)>7
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Question 27786: 2y-3=-5
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Question 28495: i need help with this i got it wrong on a test but i think its right!!!
2x-6>2 or 3x-2<16
my answer... x>4 or x<6
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Question 28505: sove quadratic equation by taking square root.
sove (2x+2)^2 = 64
I have done:
4x^2 + 4 = 64
4x^2=60
divide by 4
x^2=60/4
x=sqrt 15
AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?
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Question 28671: Find all negative odd integers that satisfy the following inequality
-3x+1=<17
Please Help! :-\
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Question 28689: could you show me how to do this problem............3x>6

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Question 28737: what is the answer to -1/6y is greater than or equal to 3
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Question 28341: Caitlin is 21 years old, which is 6 less then 3 times Kims age. Which equaition could be used to slove for Kims age? How old is kim?
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Question 28805: The admission fee to a video game arcade is $1.25 per person, and it costs $0.50 for each game played. Latoya and Donetta have a total of $10.00 to spend. What is the greatest number of games they will be able to play?
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Question 28799: A hunter needs at least 300 pounds of deer corn per season. He has 60 pounds of corn left over from last season. If the deer corn is bought in 20-lb bags, find the number of bags of corn that are needed for the season?
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Question 28803: Jan wants to buy 3 yards of fabric at $3.58 per yard for a blouse. She also wants to buy 2 yards of a diferent fabric for a skirt. If the most Jan can spend is $20, what is the maximum price per yard she can pay for skirt fabric?
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Question 27913: -24+a<-6
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Question 28801: Justin wants to have at least a 75 test aveerage in Algebra 1 this six weeks. He will have 3 test grades. He recieved a 72 and a 76 on the first two tests. What must he make on the third test to receive at least a 75 average?
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Question 28888: please help me solve this equaion
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Question 28942: 3x less than 2x - 3 or 7x greather than 4x - 9
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Question 28944: x/2 less than -2 or -x/2 greater than or 0
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Question 28943: x/2 less than -2 or -x/2 greater than 0
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Question 28966: 3-2/3x_>1
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Question 29110: Please help me answer these prblems. i don't understand them.
1. 10x+3.3<-1
-3.3
10x< -4.3
/-4.3
x>2.3

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Question 29078: solve compound inequality. state solution set using interval notation and graph it. 1/3x>2 and 1/4x>2
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Question 28180: PLEASE Help with this TRUE/FALSE: Inequalities with no solutions have intersecting lines. True or false and please provide example so I can understand. Thank you very much
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Question 29216: Write the inequality in words. x < 27
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Question 29394: 0.3y<2.7
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Question 29440: I am in math 095 and am having a hard time with inequalities. Please help. Thanks. The question is:
-11 < 6x-5< 7

I added five on all three but now i am stuck. What is next??
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Question 29452: Did I do this problem correctly?? I have to solve for y.
Ax + By + c = 0
-Ax -Ax=
By+ C = 0 - Ax
-C - C=
By = 0 - Ax - C=
divide by B on both sides and that will equal
y = 0 - Ax - C divided by B
I would love some help on this. Thanks.

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Question 29445: hey just a quick question and i need some help i don't know how to solve this 9x-(x-8)>x+29 can any1 help please
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Question 28848: Angelica is a sales representive for an appliance distributor. She needs to make at least $5000 in weekly sales of a particular TV model to quailfy for a sales competition to win a trip to the Bahamas. If the TV's sell for $250 each, how many TVs will she have to sell to qualify?
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Question 29472: The problem is:
7 < 3 - x < 5
I came out with:
4 < x < 2
This does not seem right to me. Please help. Thanks.
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Question 29524: 8m-8>7m+2
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Question 29516: 5n+13=3n-5 what does n =
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Question 29595: -s+4=7s-3 ... how do you do them with variables on both sides ?
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Question 29595: -s+4=7s-3 ... how do you do them with variables on both sides ?
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Question 29709: x/4 is < than or = to 5.9
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Question 29764: Solve the inequality -12<=-3x+6<=12

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Question 29778: x/4 > 9
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Question 29780: 5x - 3 > 12x + 1
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Question 29780: 5x - 3 > 12x + 1
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Question 29761: 4(x+3)-2=3x-1
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Question 29730: Define inequality and give two symbols representing inequalities.
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Question 29844: Solve the inequality -3<5-2x/5<9
thanks
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Question 29844: Solve the inequality -3<5-2x/5<9
thanks
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Question 29541: x-2y<2
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Question 30023: what are the answers for the following:
-4<3x+1<=10
-2<=3x+8<-17
9>6-a
-6x+3<=-32
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