document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1150767>Question 1150767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I was taking a practice test and got the following question wrong:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following inequality:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x -3 > 45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. x = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. x = -5.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. x = -3.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is \"x = -8.\" However, I selected number 2 (x = -5.3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both answers, when multiplied by -12 is greater than 45. Why is #2 wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the following inequality:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x -3 > 45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. x = -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. x = -5.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. x = -3.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is \"x = -8.\" However, I selected number 2 (x = -5.3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both answers, when multiplied by -12 is greater than 45. Why is #2 wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">I'm sure you did solve and see that x < - 4, so that makes both x = - 5.3 and x = - 8, correct. You must've left something out because the difference between<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 2 answers is that one is an INTEGER and the other is not. There must be other info that you failed to include that'll make - 8 the answer as opposed to - 5.3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question may be to determine the SMALLEST value that'll make the inequality TRUE. In this case, it'll be - 8. AGAIN, I believe important details/instructions have not been presented! </SPAN>\n" );
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