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Question 647429: How do I solve this inequality for x?
|1/3 x +1| > |2x-6|
Thanks I appreciate it!
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Question 647084: Looking for help with a step by step solution to the following problem.
4x Ú -3(7 - 2 x) + 1
the u is a greater than or equal to symbol.
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Question 647303: Can you help me solve this, the legnth of a table is a 1 foot greater than its width. The perimeter is less than 14ft. Describe the demensions of the table. I have to put this into an inequality problem but I don't know how to.
My second problem is, a baker needs between 30lbs and 40lbs of flour-sugar mixture that contains 10 times as much flour as sugar. What are the possible weights of flour the baker can use?
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Question 648009: |9x+8/x-10|=11
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Question 648565: How would you solve this:
If (m) does not equal (-1)
then (m) over (m+1) is less than 1
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Question 649209: 1.5 + 2.1 < 1.1y + 4.5
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Question 649576: Professor I'm confused with this inequality problem. /x-2/≤0. The answer would be contradiction right, 0?? Thank you for your time.
my problem would be /x-2/=o or -/x-2/=0 so either way the answer would be 2. when i plug the 2 it would be 0 to 0 which 0 is not less than or equal to 0 so my answer would be no solution correct?
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Question 649795: I am trying to solve inequality word problems and Im confused on wording
1 Twice a number is more than the sum of that number and 9.

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Question 649897: Solve and show your work, 2(w-3)+5=3(w-1)
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Question 650032: a certain elevator can hold no more than 2500 pounds. define a variable and write and inequality for this situation
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Question 650179: 4|x+3|-8<6
Solve the inequality and answer in interval notation
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Question 650280: i dont understand problems like 4x-8>-30 ?
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Question 650396: how do i figure out simple interest?
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Question 650749: "x is greater than or equal to 5" is equivalent to [5,oo)?
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Question 650748: " x is less than or equal to -3" is equivalent to [-3,oo]?
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Question 649187: What is x?
4-2x>7-3x
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Question 650673: Skate land charges a $50 flat fee for birthday party rental and $5.50 for each person. Carma has no more than $200 to spend on her birthday party.
Write an inequality to represent this situation?
How many people can Carma Invite to her party without exceeding her limit. Justify your answer mathmatically.
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Question 650898: -2<4x-10<6
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Question 650898: -2<4x-10<6
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Question 650936: 10x-6<-16 or2x+4>8
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Question 650936: 10x-6<-16 or2x+4>8
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Question 651007: Write an inequality then solve: A rectangle is formed from a given square by extending one pair of opposite sides 14 cm and the other pair 10cm. If the perimeter of the rectangle is at least twice the perimeter of the square, at most how long is a side of the square?
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Question 651834: solving the addition and multiplication principles
8-7x=< 1-3X

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Question 651856: how do you graph:
y>2x
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Question 652630: 10x^-2+33x^-1-7=0
How do you solve this equation?
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Question 652630: 10x^-2+33x^-1-7=0
How do you solve this equation?
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Question 652700: I need to solve the following inequality and i've tried everything but i can't seem to find an answer.
The problem says:
A number is less than one fourth the sum of three times the number and four.
x < 1/4 + 3x + 4
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Question 652750: You drove 365 miles using 15 gallons of gasoline a that costs $3.50 per gallon. If you get 27 mi/ gal on the highway and 19 in the city, how much did you spend for fuel for highway driving and how much for city driving?
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Question 652881: 2k-3/5>7
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Question 652884: 15p+3(p-1)>3(2x2x2)
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Question 653235: find the solution to the inequality : x² ≧ 25

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Question 653772: 1. Can you explain the steps:
3x-4y=5 for y
answer: y 3x over 4 - 5 over 4
2. Solve the inequality:
1 over 10x - 2 over 5x < 3
3. -4 is less than or equal to 2x + 6 is less than 12
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Question 653794: 5z>or equal to -75. Would the answer be z < or equal to -15
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Question 653893: Hi!
I also need some help for this one:

I need to find x
After many attempts, I'm still unable to remove the square root...
Thanks in advance!
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Question 653890: Hello!
I have problems when trying to solve this one:

I need to find x
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Question 654258: How would you solve b/6>-3
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Question 654689: What is the solution to this inequality?
x - 9 < -5

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Question 655232: The length of a rectangle is 9.7cm more than 4 times the width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 91.4cm what are the dimensions?
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Question 656199: I need help finding the slope and y-intercept of y=1/8x+5
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Question 656277: can you help me with my homework , due tommorow ?
x+7=5(3x-3)
8x+7=2x-5
6x+3=x+9
5x-5=x-6
5(x-2)=3x-2
x+8=2(4x-4)
6b-12<7b+14
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Question 656397: 5-x is less than ar equal to 2
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Question 656930: 4 + 9y + is greater then or equal to 3(3y + 2) is that a no solution inequality?
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