document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729057>Question 729057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is x < 3 the same as that for 3 > x?  Explain your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think it is the same because either way you put the answer 3 is still greater than x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you wrote it out is would be x is less than 3 for the first problems and the second problem would be 3 is greater than x. They are both stating the 3 is bigger than x and x is smaller than three. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm just not 100% sure so I am checking. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #445710 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=445710\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes the two are the same since x is on the pointed end of the > sign\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So that means that x is less than 3. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x < 3 is a much better way to write it since you read from left to right naturally (assuming you do) compared to 3 > x where you have to read this from right to left (which is the opposite)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, when isolating variables, it's always a good idea to place them on the left side. </SPAN>\n" );
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