document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117772>Question 1117772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I have been having trouble trying to solve the following quantitative comparison question. Could you show me both the answer and how to solve it step-by-step? I would really appreciate the help :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5%3Cx%3C10+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5%3Cx%3C10+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity A: y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity B: -15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select one of the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Quantity A is bigger.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Quantity B is bigger.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Both are equal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. the relationship cannot be determined by the information given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you very much for your time.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #732908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52857)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=732908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The strip  -10 < x + y < 10  between the red and the green lines, and\r\n" );
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document.write( "    the strip  5 < x < 10  between the blue and the magenta lines.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The set of solutions to the given inequalities is the area of the parallelogram (between the four lines) \r\n" );
document.write( "which you see in the figure (the interior area of the parallelogram).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The solution points can be located above, on and/or below the horizontal straight line y = -15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer to the problem's question is \r\n" );
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document.write( "          \"the relationship cannot be determined by the information given.\"\r\n" );
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