document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058494>Question 1058494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three times a number is greater than or equal to 12 and less than 21 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #673622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><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=673622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x represent the unknown number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times that number is then represented as 3x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this value must be \"greater than or equal to 12, and less than 21\", <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 &#8804; 3x < 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing through by 3 leaves:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 / 3 &#8804; 3x / 3 < 21 / 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 &#8804; x < 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution: The number must be greater than or equal to 4, and less than 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In interval notation, the solution is [4, 7). </SPAN>\n" );
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