document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179404>Question 179404</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078250838/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I do not understand how to solve the compound inequality. Then graph the solution set. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d-4>3 or d-4&#8804;1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134330 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134330\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d-4%3E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d-4%3E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d-4%3C=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d-4%3C=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first step is get both equations with the variable isolated.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+%3E+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+%3E+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d-4%3C=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d-4%3C=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+%3C=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+%3C=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plot the two solution sets on the number line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a number line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw an open circle at the number 7 (open because the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+%3E+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+%3E+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > does not not include the number 7. It only includes all numbers greater than 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Darken the number line to the right of the open circle at 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the same number line, draw a second circle at 5. Make this circle a 'filled in one'. Filled in because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+%3C=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+%3C=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > does include the point at 5. Now darken in the number line to the left (less than) 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There you go!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make better sense now?\r<BR>\n" );
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