document.write( "Question 146067: 1) Determine whether the given numbers are solutions of the inequality.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%3E=2%2A%285%29-4\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the inequality is not true, this means that \"y=5\" is not a solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's see if \"y=-13\" is a solution for the inequality \"y-9%3E=2y-4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-13%29-9%3E=2%2A%28-13%29-4\" Plug in \"y=-13\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the inequality is true, this means that \"y=-13\" is a solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-18%29-9%3E=2%2A%28-18%29-4\" Plug in \"y=-18\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-27%3E=2%2A%28-18%29-4\" Evaluate and simplify the left side.\r
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