document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87079>Question 87079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME ON HOW TO DO THIS PROBLEM:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve and graph the solution set: 5x-4(6+2x) < 2(1-x) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63051 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63051\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  5x-4(6+2x) < 2(1-x)[simplify using the distributive property to multiply]<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5x-24-8x < 2-2x [combine like-terms if possible]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x-24 < 2-2x [isolate the x term (get it to the left side of the inequality]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x-24+24 < 2+24-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x < 26-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x+2x < 26 - 2x+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x < 26 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x/-1 > 26/-1  [flip the sign when multiplying or dividing by a negative number]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > -26<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To graph:  Draw a dashed, vertical line through (-26, 0), (-26, 5), (-26, -5), (-26, 8), (-26 , -8), etc.  All of the x-terms will be (-26); the y-terms can be any real number.  Shade everything to the right of the dashed line. </SPAN>\n" );
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