document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56393>Question 56393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is a roblem that i need help with and i need the answer to the problem before 6:15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here is the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+4)-2(x+6)is greater than or equal to 5(x+1)-1<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 #38245 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Lacey020991><B>Lacey020991(49)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Lacey020991><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=38245\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your first step would be to isolate the x. For now, im going to use > to mean greater than or equal to so i dont have to spell it out everytime.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x+4) -2(x+6) > 5(x+1) - 1 -----distribute everything<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 4 -2x - 12 > 5x + 5 - 1  ---combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 8 > 5x + 4  ----------------subtract 3x from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8 > 2x + 4  --------------------subtract 4 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12 > 2x  -----------------------divide each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6 > x (-6 is greater than or equal to x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have to graph it, it would be a number line with a closed dot on -6 and everything shaded to the right.<BR>\n" );
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