document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277595>Question 277595</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.9x<-27 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that -.9=-9/10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we multiply both sides by the reciprocal, namely -10/9, and we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x>-27*(-10/9)=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, -.9x is less than -27 when x is greater than 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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