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Given:
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\n" ); document.write( "-1 < 3x + 5 < 8
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\n" ); document.write( "You need to determine the limits on just +x. You can do this by following the basic
\n" ); document.write( "rules of equations ... whatever you do to one section of the inequality, you must also
\n" ); document.write( "do to the other 2 sections of the inequality. There is, however, one exception. That
\n" ); document.write( "exception is that if you DIVIDE or MULTIPLY one section of the inequality by a NEGATIVE
\n" ); document.write( "quantity, you must do the same to all other sections AND you need to REVERSE the DIRECTION
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\n" ); document.write( "Now to this particular problem. To get closer to having just x in the middle section
\n" ); document.write( "of the inequality, we can eliminate the +5 by subtracting 5 from all three sections
\n" ); document.write( "of the inequality. When you perform that subtraction you get:
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\n" ); document.write( "-6 < 3x < 3
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\n" ); document.write( "Now to get just x in the middle, divide all three sections by +3 to get:
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\n" ); document.write( "This means that on the number line the x can be anywhere between -2 and +1.
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\n" ); document.write( "That's the answer you need. Note that we did not have to apply the rule that governs
\n" ); document.write( "multiplying or dividing by a negative number. But remember that rule because you may
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand what the problem was asking you to do and how you would go
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