document.write( "Question 117580: given the following inequality: -4(x-3)+5< or equal to 3x-7
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Algebra.Com's Answer #85566 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"-4%28x-3%29+%2B+5+%3C=+3x+-+7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x+%2B+17+%3C=+3x+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "add \"-17\" both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x+%3C=+3x+-+24\"
\n" ); document.write( "add \"-3x\" both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"-7x+%3C=+-24\"
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by \"-1\" and reverse <
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x+%3E=+24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%3E=+24%2F7\" answer
\n" ); document.write( "check answer
\n" ); document.write( "Does \"x+=+24%2F7\" solve original problem?
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%28x-3%29+%2B+5+%3C=+3x+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%28%2824%2F7%29-3%29+%2B+5+%3C=+3%2824%2F7%29+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%2896%2F7%29+%2B+17+%3C=+%2872%2F7%29+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "add \"-%2872%2F7%29\" to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%28168%2F7%29+%2B+17+%3C=+-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%28168%2F7%29+%3C=+-24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-24+%3C=+-24\"
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\n" ); document.write( "What if \"x+%3E+24%2F7\"?
\n" ); document.write( "Make \"x+=+25%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%28%2825%2F7%29-3%29+%2B+5+%3C=+3%2825%2F7%29+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%28100%2F7%29+%2B+17+%3C=+%2875%2F7%29+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%28175%2F7%29+%3C=+-24\"
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by \"-7\" and change < to > both sides
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\n" ); document.write( "Now try a value outside solution set
\n" ); document.write( "Make \"x+=+23%2F7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-%2892%2F7%29+%2B+17+%3C=+%2869%2F7%29+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%28161%2F7%29+%2B+17+%3C=+-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%28161%2F7%29+%3C=+-24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"161%2F7+%3E=+24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"161+%3E=+168\" Not true, \"x+=+23%2F7\" does not solve
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\n" ); document.write( "What if we change < to >?
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4%28x-3%29+%2B+5+%3E=+3x+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-4x+%2B+12+%2B+5+%3E=+3x+-+7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-7x+%2B+17+%3E=+-7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-7x+%3E=+-24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7x+%3C=+24\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+%3C=+24%2F7\" The > in answer becomes <
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