document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=291013>Question 291013</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -5(X+3) < -5X+1   i Get stuck because I can't solv3e for x since there is -5x on both sides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #210551 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=210551\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%28x%2B3%29%3C-5x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%28x%2B3%29%3C-5x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x-15%3C-5x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x-15%3C-5x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x%3C-5x%2B1%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x%3C-5x%2B1%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x%2B5x%3C1%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x%2B5x%3C1%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0x%3C1%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0x%3C1%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0x%3C16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0x%3C16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3C16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3C16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify (ie 0x=0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the inequality <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0%3C16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0%3C16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is ALWAYS true, regardless of the value of 'x', this means that ANY value of 'x' will satisfy the original inequality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are an infinite number of solutions. Unfortunately, there are many classes of inequalities that have an \"infinite number of solutions\", but in this case, what I mean by \"infinite number of solutions\" is that any real number will work. </SPAN>\n" );
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