document.write( "Question 123241: I am in 7th grade pre algebra and need help with my inequalities homework please. Here is one of them I do not understand: d - 5 ≤ - 11\r
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document.write( "Solve inequalities just like you would solve equations.  There are two very
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document.write( "1.  Instead of a single element in the solution set that you would get with
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document.write( "a linear equation in a single variable, with an inequality you get a solution
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document.write( "2.  When, in the process of solving the inequality, you need to multiply or
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document.write( "divide by a negative number, you must reverse the sense of the inequality.
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document.write( "Just like an equation, you can add the same value to both sides:
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document.write( "The solution interval says that  is a solution, so check:
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document.write( "Is  a true statement?  Yes, \r
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document.write( "The solution interval implies that anything smaller than 16 is a solution:
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document.write( "The solution interval implies that anything larger than 16 is NOT a solution:
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document.write( "Is  a false statement?  Yes, 12 is NOT less than or equal to 11.\r
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