document.write( "Question 337264: I am trying to help my son but am having difficulty being that I have been out of school for sometime. I don't know how to explain this to him.5x+2>3x+10 I don' have the foggiest.I have no examples to try to make sense of this.Please help!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x-3x>10-2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x>8\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x>8/2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x>4
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Algebra.Com's Answer #241781 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\"5x%2B2%3E3x%2B10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Solve it like any other algebra problem.
\n" ); document.write( "Get the \"x\" terms on the left side, everything else on the right.
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"3x+\"from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-3x%2B2+%3E+3x-3x%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2%3E0%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2%3E10\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract \"2\" from both sides.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B2-2%3E10-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B0%3E8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%3E8\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%29%2F2%3E8%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2F2%29x%3E4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%29x%3E4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3E4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Finally, verify the solution.
\n" ); document.write( "Pick an \"x\" so that \"x%3E4\".
\n" ); document.write( "How about \"x=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Test the inequality.
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B2%3E3x%2B10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%285%29%2B2%3E3%285%29%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2B2%3E15%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"27%3E25\"
\n" ); document.write( "True.
\n" ); document.write( "Also, choose another \"x\" that doesn't satisfy the inequality.
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B2%3E3x%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%283%29%2B2%3E3%283%29%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"15%2B2%3E9%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%3E19\"
\n" ); document.write( "False, but that's what you expected.
\n" ); document.write( "So you have a good solution.
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x%3E4%29\"
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