document.write( "Question 240216: Please help me solve this problem 1/2x -5 <20 \n" ); document.write( "

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We need to isolate the x to find the inequality.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29x-5%3C20\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29x%3C20%2B5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29x%3C25\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now we multiply by 2 on both sides to get rid of the fraction. So we get:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%3C25%2A2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%3C50\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: if we had multiplied or divided on both sides of the inequality by a NEGATIVE number, the inequality symbol would have changed directions. But since we didn't, it remained the same.
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\n" ); document.write( "Done! :)
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