document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746948>Question 746948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3(x+1)-x/2+3/2<0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454590 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=454590\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3(x+1)-x/2+3/2<0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6(x+1)-x+3 < 0 ... multiply everything by the LCD 2 to clear out the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6x-6-x+3 < 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7x-3 < 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7x < 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x > 3/(-7) ... note that the sign flips when you divide both sides by a negative number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x > -3/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final Answer: x > -3/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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