document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1102402>Question 1102402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x + 6 < -6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me understand the steps on how to solve this  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 6 from both sides of <<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x < -12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of < by 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x < -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in interval notation (-infinity, -3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this tells us that all values of x less than -3 will solve the inequality<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example -4 is less than -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(-4) + 6 < -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16 + 6 < -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10 < -6 </SPAN>\n" );
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