document.write( "Question 397500: How do I solve this equation: 2/3(12-x)>4 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You don't. It is impossible to solve an equation if you don't have an equation in the first place. However, you can determine the solution set for your inequality.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by

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to both sides.\r
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but remember to reverse the sense of the inequality because you multiplied by a negative number.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you did these steps correctly, you should have

by itself in the LHS, a \"<\" sign, and then a positive integer in the RHS.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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