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document.write( "    Subtract 2x and 18 from both sides. You will get an equivalent inequality\r\n" );
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document.write( "        -18 >= 5x - 2x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "        -18 >= 3x\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x <= -18/3\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x <= -6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    ANSWER.  The solution to the given inequality is the set of real numbers  x <= -6.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the sign \"greater or equal\" use a standard symbol \" >= \".\r
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