document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1011163>Question 1011163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -3 < w/-2 + 10 + w/4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please show me how to solve this problem?  I get confused as to whether you need to multiply the left side by -2 (to balance out the w/-2) and 4 (to balance out the w/4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, does it end up -3 - 10 < w/-2 + + 10 - 10 + w/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13 < w/-2 + w/4 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please show me how to solve this problem?  I get confused as to whether you need to multiply the left\r\n" );
document.write( "side by -2 (to balance out the w/-2) and 4 (to balance out the w/4).\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, does it end up -3 - 10 < w/-2 + + 10 - 10 + w/4\r\n" );
document.write( "-13 < w/-2 + w/4 ?\r\n" );
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document.write( "   -3 < w/-2 + 10 + w/4\r\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-+3+%3C+w%2F%28-+2%29+%2B+10+%2B+w%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-+3+%3C+w%2F%28-+2%29+%2B+10+%2B+w%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
document.write( "- 13 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%22%3C%22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%22%3C%22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2F%28-+2%29+%2B+w%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2F%28-+2%29+%2B+w%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ---- Subtracting 10 from both sides\r\n" );
document.write( "  52 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%22%3E%22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%22%3E%22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > 2w - w ----- Multiplying by LCD, - 4\r\n" );
document.write( "  52 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%22%3E%22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%22%3E%22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > w, or w <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%22%3C%22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%22%3C%22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > 52\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, YES, you will have -3 - 10 < w/-2 + 10 - 10 + w/4 =====> -13 < w/-2 + w/4 (see above), but \r\n" );
document.write( "that's NOT what you'll end up with. You have to solve the INEQUALITY, ALL the way, for w!</PRE> </SPAN>\n" );
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