document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=861906>Question 861906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x + 5 < 8x + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do just as you would for an equality.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You only need to watch for any step which multiplies or divides by a negative number, meaning, a negative VALUE.  Those steps require switching the order of the inequality symbol.  That kind of operation did not occur in this example. </SPAN>\n" );
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