document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984490>Question 984490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the answer to this compound inequality : 1-2n<-8-n or 9n-1<2n-8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #605276 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=605276\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1-2n < -8-n or 9n-1 < 2n-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note that the word \"or\" makes this a disjunction inequality<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) 1-2n < -8-n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-n < -9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n > 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 9n-1 < 2n-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7n < -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n < -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The values of n are either greater than 9 or less than -1<BR>\n" );
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