document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=851085>Question 851085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me with this? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(w+8)+3w<42    graph the solution\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to do the equation I just need help understanding how to graph \"w\" on a number line.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #512555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=512555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mostly you treat the inequality arithmetic the same way as for an equation, EXCEPT that if you either divide or multiply both members by negative number, this reverses the order relation.  Since your problem is a strict inequality, you will need to show boundary points as open; and the region of the number line satisfying the inequality should show a thicker segment or half-line. </SPAN>\n" );
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