document.write( "Question 808343: hi i have been given this question for my maths homework and i am not sure what the answer is. I need to solve this inequality \"7x-3%3E17\"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #486957 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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An inequality is similar, but not exactly
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\n" ); document.write( "Whatever you do to one side, you must
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+-+3+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Add \"+3+\" to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+-+3+%2B+3+%3E+17+%2B+3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+%3E+20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%287x%29%2F7+%3E+20%2F7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The > sign means \"is greater than
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20%2F7+\" is slightly less than \"+21%2F7+=+3+\",
\n" ); document.write( "so it's OK for \"+x+=+3+\", but it's
\n" ); document.write( "not OK for \"+x+=+20%2F7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2A3+-+3+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+21+-+3+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+18+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "This is true \"+18+\" is greater than \"+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "but
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2A%2820%2F7%29+-+3+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+-+3+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+17+%3E+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "This is false \"+17+\" is not greater than \"+17+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "So, \"+x+%3E+20%2F7+\" works\r
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