document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118742>Question 118742</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0030660513/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve the equation -6r-10<3r-8? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6r-10%3C3r-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6r-10%3C3r-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given inequality\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6r%3C3r-8%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6r%3C3r-8%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Add 10 to both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6r-3r%3C-8%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6r-3r%3C-8%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 3r from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9r%3C-8%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9r%3C-8%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9r%3C2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9r%3C2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%3E%282%29%2F%28-9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%3E%282%29%2F%28-9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by -9 to isolate r  (note: Remember, dividing both sides by a negative number flips the inequality sign) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%3E-2%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%3E-2%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%3E-2%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%3E-2%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (which is approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%3E-0.222222222222222 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%3E-0.222222222222222\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in decimal form)\r<BR>\n" );
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