document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385830>Question 385830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving inequalities. Explain to me how to solve 1/2x<4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272929 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=272929\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2x<4 is a simple one step inequality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since you want to put x alone on one side, both sides must be divided by 1/2. Because 1/2 is not negative, we won't have to flip the \"less than\" sign. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2x<4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can multiply by 2 here or divide by 1/2, as they are the same thing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281%2F2%29%2Ax%29%2A%282%29%3C%284%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281%2F2%29%2Ax%29%2A%282%29%3C%284%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We cannot simplify the inequality any further, so \"x<8\" is our answer.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );