document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515916>Question 515916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve problems like |3x| + 4 < 34? I've tried this first to get two solutions. |3x| + 4 < 34 and |3x| + 4 < -34. Then I subtracted 4 from both sides to get 3x < 30 and 3x < -38. The solutions that I arrived at were x < 10 and x < -38/3. Is this correct? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "for 3x>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+4<-34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x<-38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<-38/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 3x<<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x+4<-34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x<-38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by -3 and reverse inequality sign<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x>38/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-&#8734;,-38/3)  U (38/3, &#8734;)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note:To find both solutions you only need to change the sign inside the absolute bars. </SPAN>\n" );
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