SOLUTION: This is the problem. I don't know what to use so I am using an l for an absolute value bracket. l-4l < -l-4l. The answer in the book is the greater than symbol. My question is, i

Question 204195This question is from textbook Elementary & Intermediate Algebra
: This is the problem. I don't know what to use so I am using an l for an absolute value bracket. l-4l < -l-4l. The answer in the book is the greater than symbol. My question is, is that because there is a negative sign before the second absolute value bracket of the second -4. Thank you
Roxanne This question is from textbook Elementary & Intermediate Algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember that the absolute value of ANY number is ALWAYS positive. So and

In your case, simplifies to which is NOT true. So you need to flip the inequality to get which is now true. So you are correct: the outer negative sign does make the right hand side smaller.
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