document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009071>Question 1009071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the inequality: x + 14 < -11 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624614 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=624614\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + 14 < -11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 14-14 < -11-14 ... subtract 14 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 0 < -25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x < -25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution is x < -25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you need to graph x < -25 on a number line, you follow these steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1) draw out a number line. I would go by 5s so that you can fit -25, 0 and 25 on it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 2) plot an open circle at -25 on the number line\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 3) Shade to the left of the open circle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the open circle is used to exclude -25 from the solution set. We shade left because of the \"<\" sign. The shaded region is the solution set. It's the set of values that makes each inequality shown above true. </SPAN>\n" );
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