document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549347>Question 549347</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the solution for the compound inequality 3x + 8 < 2 or x + 12 > 2 - x ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357660 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=357660\">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=3x+%2B+8+%3C+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+%2B+8+%3C+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >     (1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looking at (1) we can see that:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+%3C-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+%3C-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2F3+%3C-6%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2F3+%3C-6%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%3C-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%3C-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Looking at (2) we can see that     <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%3E2-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%3E2-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%3E-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%3E-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So to satisfy both (1) and (2) we must have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%3Cx%3C-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%3Cx%3C-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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