document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044544>Question 1044544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can't seem to understand -4(3+n)>-32 I know the answer will be greater than 32 but I'm just confused if I should use the distributive property with the (3+n) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4(3+n)=-12-4n>-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply everything by (-1) and change the direction of the inequality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n+12<32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n<20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n<5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try 0 in the original.  It should work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(3)>-32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12>-32 true.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try 6.  It should not work<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(9)>-32, -36>-32, false. </SPAN>\n" );
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