document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290397>Question 290397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help if possible: if twice a number decreased by 3 is greater than 24, what is the smallest integer that will satisfy this condition?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " I set up an inequality:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        2x-3>24 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "        2x>27 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "        x>27/2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                     Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "27/2=13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the next whole number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 is the smallest integer that is greater than 27/2 or 13.5<BR>\n" );
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