document.write( "Question 70896: I need help with the following problem. I understand how to complete the first part but not the second. Here is the problem 7(-x+4)+16>5X-(10x-6)-6. The part I don't get is 5x-(10x-6)-6. The > in the problem us underlined. This problem is not from a book, rather a worksheet of 15 problems.\r
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document.write( "Greg Salazar (using mother's email) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #50635 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I need help with the following problem. I understand how to complete the first part but not the second. Here is the problem 7(-x+4)+16>5X-(10x-6)-6. The part I don't get is 5x-(10x-6)-6. The > in the problem us underlined. This problem is not from a book, rather a worksheet of 15 problems.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "7(-x+4)+16 >= 5X-(10x-6)-6 \n" ); document.write( "Simplify each side of the inequality. \n" ); document.write( "-7x+28+16 >= 5x-10x+6-6 \n" ); document.write( "Continue to simplify \n" ); document.write( "-7x+44 >= -5x \n" ); document.write( "Add 7x to both sides to get: \n" ); document.write( "44 >= 2x \n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 to get: \n" ); document.write( "22 >= x \n" ); document.write( "Switch the sides to get: \n" ); document.write( "x <= 22 \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |