document.write( "Question 13242: SOLVE THE INEQUALITY FOR X, WRITE THE ANSWER IN SET BUILDER NOTATION AND GRAPH THE SOLUTION ON A NUMBER LINE.
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document.write( "I usually do okay with inequalities but this one is throwing me off. I am not sure what to do with the -x/3? Here is the problem. I appreciate any help you can offer.
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document.write( "-x/3+4>5
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document.write( "-x/3+4-4>5-4 Thats as far as I got. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #6630 by bam878s(77)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! -x/3+4>5 \n" ); document.write( "-x/3+4-4>5-4 \n" ); document.write( "-x/3>1 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3 (or divde by 1/3) \n" ); document.write( "Note: Dividing by a negative results in switching the > sign \n" ); document.write( "-x>3 \n" ); document.write( "x<-3 \n" ); document.write( "Anytime you divide by a negative you must switch the inequality sign \n" ); document.write( "The graph will be all the numbers that are less than 3 (but not equal to 3). \n" ); document.write( " |