document.write( "Question 186569: I am having problem solving this question
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Algebra.Com's Answer #139821 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"5x%3C16%2Bx\" Start with the given inequality.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-x%3C16\" Subtract \"x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%3C16\" Combine like terms on the left side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C%2816%29%2F%284%29\" Divide both sides by \"4\" to isolate \"x\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C4\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is \"x%3C4\"
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