document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=831543>Question 831543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write and solve an inequality. Three tenth more than the product of -4 and a number is less than 11.98.  What could the number be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #501457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=501457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the unknown number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x + 3/10 < 11.98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 3/10 from each side (which is the same as 0.3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x < 11.68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x < -2.92<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x can be any number less than -2.92 </SPAN>\n" );
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