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document.write( "This problem is about solving a compound inequality\r\n" );
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document.write( "    700000 <= 496000 + x <= 750000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it and find x, subtract 496000 from both sides\r\n" );
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document.write( "    700000 - 496000 <= x <= 750000 - 496000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  She can spend from $204,000 to $254,000 and to be still within her estimate.\r\n" );
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