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Question 272991: (0,5)

y=-6x+5
x-y=5
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Question 279959: 10 - ( 1/2x)>5
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Question 280108: show that the values 0,1,-1 for x all satisfy (x-1)(x-1)+(x+1)(x+1)=2(x*x+1). Is this equation an identity?
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Question 280088: 1. You are planning to spend no less than $6,000 and no more than $10,000 on your landscaping project. How do you write this as an inequality
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Question 280237: Mary wishes to purchase a car. She wishes to spend at most $8,000. The sales tax rate in her state is 7%. Title and license plate fee is $120. What is the maximum amount she can spend for an automobile?
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Question 280466: Solve the inequality 3>/2x-3/>-1
/ /represents absolute value and
> should be greater or equal to sign

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Question 280539: 13n+0r=117 & 150n-90r=1,800
This has to be solved by subsition method
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Question 280561: I need to solve for -7x > 1/15 by multiplying
I tried by adding 7x to both sides like -7x + 7x = -x than I took 1/15 * 15/1 = 15 +7 = 22 so x = 22?
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Question 280610: 4w-6>6w-20 you subtrict 4w both sides
4w-4w-6>6w-4w-20 =-6>2w-20 then you add 20 both sides
-6+20>2w-20+20 = 14>2w then divide both side by 2
7>w means w<7 this is the answer

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Question 280892: The sum of two numbers is greater than 27. The second number is 3 less than the first. What are the possible values for the first two numbers?
In your answer, denote the first number by x.
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Question 281042: Imagine you want to cover the backyard with decorative rock and plant some trees. You need 30 tons of rock to cover the area. If each ton costs $60 and each tree is $84, what is the maximum number of trees you can buy with a budget of $2,500? Write an inequality that illustrates the problem and solve. Express your answer as an inequality and explain how you arrived at your answer.
Would five trees be a solution to the inequality in Part b? Justify your answer.

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Question 281632: -a > 0 How can that be?
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Question 281774: josh got a summer job that pays 6 dollars an hour. josh has to buy 2 uniforms that each cost $19.94. but josh has to save at least $655 after buying the uniforms, by the end of the summer. write an inequality that show how many days josh has to work inoder to save at leats $655

another problem:
josh finds out that he has to pay $48 for transportation , show and explain how this changes the inequality.

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Question 281769: what is the answer to
find the value of x
(2x-2)(x+9)
i thought it was 11
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Question 282183: How do you solve this problem algebraically:
x*2+y*2≤25
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Question 282260: Please help solve for a in m=a+b/2
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Question 281946: 5x+10>110 when x=20
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Question 283084: Given | 2x – 7 | > 7. Solve for x.
a) x < -7 or x > 7 b) x < -7/2 or x > 7/2 c) x < 0 or x > 7
d) x < -2/7 or x > 7

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Question 283152: What is/are the value/s of the inequality in interval notation?
Thank you!
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Question 282276: 28=3m-7m
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Question 283644: Please help me solve this equation. 4x + 9 = 7x
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Question 283691: Okay, I need help again with: 8 - 3c = 2c - 2
--- and I have tried adding 2 and getting 8 - 5c = -2 and then adding -8 to get 5c = -10 divided by 5 which is c = -2 but then the check doesn't work out. What now??
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Question 283701: A movie theater had a certain number of tickets to give away. Five people got the tickets. The first got one-third of the tickets, the second got one-fourth of the tickets, and the third got one-fifth of the tickets. The fourth person got eight tickets, and there were five tickets left for the fifth person. Find the total number of tickets given away.

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Question 283720: Please help me with this one: 3 - 4b = 10b + 10
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Question 283720: Please help me with this one: 3 - 4b = 10b + 10
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Question 283726: Jason has budgeted an average of $95 a month for entertainment. For the first five months of the year, he has spent $98, $89, $110, $85, and $83. How much can Jason spend in the sixth month without exceeding his average budget?
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Question 283730: I need help solving this please
-16≤3x-3≤-2
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Question 283722: a. About 35.9% of all charitable contributions are made to religious organizations. In 2003, about $86.4 billion was given to religious organizations. How much was given to charities in general?
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Question 283751: Cuál es el conjunto de solución en una igualdad, en una inecuación tipo ≥ , en una inecuación tipo< y en una inecuación tipo ≤.

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Question 283824: Given | 2x – 7 | > 7. Solve for x.
a) x < -7 or x > 7 b) x < -7/2 or x > 7/2 c) x < 0 or x > 7
d) x < -2/7 or x > 7

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Question 283972: what is -3 + 12a < -4 + 11a
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Question 283779: 7-5x>3-4x
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Question 283779: 7-5x>3-4x
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Question 284636: Why does the inequality sign change when both sides are multiplied or divided by a negative number?
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Question 284636: Why does the inequality sign change when both sides are multiplied or divided by a negative number?
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Question 284659: What's the step and answer to 6y+3<14+8y

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Question 284835: How do I solve problems like this; 1/6(3x+10>5/12(x-1)? I'm having a hard time understanding these types of problems

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Question 285058: y equals three x mince two y equals x plus two
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Question 285541: 21>24-3x>15
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Question 285556: Can you replace an equal sign with an inequality sign that would make the value a solution for both the equation and the inequality? Example 6+5≤11
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Question 285676: How would I solve the system {y+x=20
{25y+10d=260
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