document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140184>Question 140184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> [ 4-5x] -1 = 33 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I understand this topic on my HW and get at least an 85% but at test time i almost always fail within the 30% range. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[ 7k + 2 ]+3 <12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for #1 what i did was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I subtracted 4 from both 4 and 33 which gave me [-5x] -1 =33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then i took away the absolute value bars and made it an equation -5x-1=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for my answer my teacher said i got the first 1/2 right by getting -6 but for the positive number (i put +6) she said i did it wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for the second one i was the only one who missed it so please tell me if there's a trick<BR>\n" );
document.write( " i re-wrote the absolute value and subtracted 3 from all sides then came up with 7k+2 <or= to 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my answer was k<=1 >-3 the less than sign with an equal is less than or equal to. She said i missed the whole thing. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> absolute value is the LAST operation; because for abs(x)=y, both +y AND -y satisfy the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "abs(4-5x)-1=33 __ adding 1 __ abs(4-5x)=34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now absolute value __ 4-5x=34 __ -5x=30 __ x=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ AND __ 4-5x=-34 __ -5x=-30 __ x=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "abs(7k+2)+3<12 __ subtracting 3 __ abs(7k+2)<9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "absolute value __ 7k+2<9 __ 7k<7 __ k<1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ AND __ 7k+2>-9 __ 7k>-11 __ k>-11/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you multiply the < value by -1, remember to change the direction to > </SPAN>\n" );
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