document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729599>Question 729599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To whomever this may concern,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am having trouble solving problems involving inequalities. They are word problems such as \"After selling a dozen copies of the daily newspaper, a newsdealer had fewer than 75 copies left. How many copies did the dealer have originally?\" If you don't mind could you please take me through a step by step guide on how to do these types of problems? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank-you very much,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Patrick </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #446050 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=446050\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of daily newspaper copies the newsdealer originally had.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= number of daily newspaper copies the newsdealer had after selling 12 copies.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That number is less than 75, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12%3C75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12%3C75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The inequality is comparing 2 numbers: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know that the number on the left (the still unknown <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is less than the other number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you added 12 to each side of the inequality, the left side still would be less than the right side so you know that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-12%2B12%3C75%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-12%2B12%3C75%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That can be simplified to<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the newsdealer started with less than 87 copies of the daily newspaper. </SPAN>\n" );
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