document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=652700>Question 652700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to solve the following inequality and i've tried everything but i can't seem to find an answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem says:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A number is less than one fourth the sum of three times the number and four.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x < 1/4 + 3x + 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"one fourth the sum of three times the number and four\" is implying multiplication.  \"one-fourth the sum\" is \"one-fourth OF the sum\".  OF means multiply.  So we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x < 1/4(3x + 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x < 3x + 4   (multiplied both sides by 4 to get rid of 1/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x < 4   (subtracted 3x from both sides) </SPAN>\n" );
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