document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709017>Question 709017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer to: 8(a-2) is less than or equal to 10(a+2) ? Also, please justify it ? Thanks! -Katie </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436353 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39799)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=436353\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"is less than or equal to\", is written with arrow pointing leftward and a segment under it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Like this: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%3C= ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%3C=\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That did not work because the algebra.com system requires left hand and right hand members, so I will pick an m and an n for those as examples only;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your question would translate into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%28a-2%29%3C=10%28a%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%28a-2%29%3C=10%28a%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The best way to start that is divide by 2, and then subtract the member of one side from both sides.  Take your pick; it does not matter, just that you want to avoid multiplying by the variable binomial if avoiding it is possible.  Actually you can take care of all the multiplying according to distributive property first, which is what I will do here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%28a-2%29%3C=10%28a%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%28a-2%29%3C=10%28a%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28a-2%29%3C=5%28a%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28a-2%29%3C=5%28a%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a-8%3C=5a%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a-8%3C=5a%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, used distributive property<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8%3C=5a%2B10-4a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8%3C=5a%2B10-4a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, use inverses to get all constants to one side, variable on other side<BR>\n" );
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