document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151748>Question 151748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the linear inequality.      14 <= 3 - 4(x+8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my answer    i distributed 14 into what was in parenthesis  and got 14x + 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then i did 3 and got 3x + 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then -4 and got -4x-32. the equation then  was 14x + 12 <= 3x + 24 -4x -32.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i then ( starting from the right) subtracted -4x from 3x and got -x. then subtracted -32 from 24            and got  -8. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the equation was 14x + 12 <= -x -8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i then canceled out -x by subtracting  the opposite and added +x to 14x and got 15x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation was 15x + 12 <= -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then i subtracted the opposite of 12 from -8 and got  -20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation was 15x <= -20. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then divided everything by 15 and got x <= -0.75 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%3C=3-4%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%3C=3-4%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%3C=3-4x-32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%3C=3-4x-32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%3C=-4x-29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%3C=-4x-29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3C=-4x-29-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3C=-4x-29-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%3C=-29-14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%3C=-29-14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%3C=-43 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%3C=-43\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C=%28-43%29%2F%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=%28-43%29%2F%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C=-43%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=-43%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which approximates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C=-10.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C=-10.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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