document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145024>Question 145024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x.  Collect xs on the LEFT side.  The solution should be presented with x first, the correct inequality symbol, then the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(2x – 7) < -8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5(2x – 7) < -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, distribute the 5 to terms inside the parentheses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x – 35 < -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then add 35 to each side of the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x < 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally, divide both sides by 10:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x < 27/10\r<BR>\n" );
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