document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71520>Question 71520</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130504866/algebrahomeworkh>pre-algebra california edition</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6y-10-y>14 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can treat this somewhat like an equation.  What you want to do is get all the terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "containing y on the left side and all the numbers on the right side.  Let's do it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of the -10 on the left side by adding +10 to it.  But if you add +10 to one side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you also have to add +10 to the other side.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you do this the inequality becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y - 10 + 10 - y > 14 + 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left side the +10 adds to the -10 to cancel out each other. And on the right side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the +10 adds to +14 to become +24. After these changes the inequality becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6y -y > 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the left side you can combine the two y terms. Subtracting y from 6y results in an<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer of 5y and the inequality becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5y > 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, you divide both sides by 5 so that only y is on the left side. The inequality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y > 24/5 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And in decimals 24/5 = 4.8 which makes the inequality:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y > 4.8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This says that y is greater than 4.8 or 24/5, whichever you prefer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Don't forget when you multiply or divide both sides of an inequality by a negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number, you have to change the inequality sign so that it points in the opposite direction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This does not apply to this particular problem, but you might run into a problem that you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will have to remember this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this gives you a little insight into working inequality problems. </SPAN>\n" );
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