document.write( "Question 148854: 5(2x-7)< -8 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%282x-7%29%3C-8\" Start with the given inequality.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x-35%3C-8\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x%3C-8%2B35\" Add \"35\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x%3C27\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C%2827%29%2F%2810%29\" Divide both sides by \"10\" to isolate \"x\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"x%3C27%2F10\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which approximates to \"x%3C2.7\"
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