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document.write( "2+3(x - 4) < 3(2x - 5)\r
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document.write( "5(x - 4) < 3(2x - 5)\r
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document.write( "5x - 20 < 6x - 15\r
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document.write( "X < 5 \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #42577 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Did I do this correctly? \n" ); document.write( "2+3(x - 4) < 3(2x - 5) \n" ); document.write( "5(x - 4) < 3(2x - 5)....NO WHAT YOU DID AMOUNTS TO (2+3)(X-4)..BUT IT IS 2 + 3(X-4) \n" ); document.write( "HENCE IT IS....2+3X-12<6X-15 \n" ); document.write( "-6X+3X<-15+12-2 \n" ); document.write( "-3X<-5 \n" ); document.write( "3X>5.NOTE THAT INEQUALITY GETS REVERSED WHEN MULTIPLIED BY A NEGATIVE NUMBER..HERE IT IS -1 WE ARE MULTIPLYING WITH\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X>5/3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "5x - 20 < 6x - 15 \n" ); document.write( "X < 5 \n" ); document.write( " |