document.write( "Question 254325: I need help on my math homework and to understand it because i have a quiz tomorrow on it. When i do my problem and its a less than problem (<) i always get the same number that its being less than by. for example one of my problems says this 3x+9<18 and I got that x=3. Therefore the problem would be 3*3+9<18 when 3*3+9=18. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #186677 by vleith(2983) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You are close. But not quite correct
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2B9+%3C+18\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x+%3C+18=9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x+%3C+9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%3C+9%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%3C3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So x=3 is NOT an answer. All values of x that are \"less than three\" work.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You're on the right path with the algebra. But don't swap the < into an =. \n" ); document.write( "

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