document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595434>Question 595434</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How is this answer thus far?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.)-53<9v+1<-26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-53-1<9v<-26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-52<9v<-26 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377138 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=377138\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You subtracted 1 from the middle, so you need to do that to the left and right sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left, you'll get -53 - 1 = -54 (not -52)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the right, you'll get -26 - 1 = -27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you should have -54 < 9v < -27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From here, divide all sides by 9 to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-54/9 < 9v/9 < -27/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6 < v < -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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