document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19071>Question 19071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. Collect the variable terms on the left side of the inequality<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x + 3 > 9x - 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MelanieBCC><B>MelanieBCC(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MelanieBCC><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=9162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve this, you perform the same steps as if the \">\" is an equal sign until the very end...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x%2B3%3E9x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x%2B3%3E9x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 7x from each side to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7x-7x%2B3%3E9x-7x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7x-7x%2B3%3E9x-7x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%3E2x-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%3E2x-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "then add 5 to each side <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2B5%3E2x-5%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2B5%3E2x-5%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%3E2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%3E2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "next divide each side by 2 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F2%3E2x%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F2%3E2x%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F2%3Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F2%3Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%3Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%3Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and put the variable on the left side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%3C4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%3C4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "the reason the direction of the sign changes is that saying \"4 is greater than x\" is the same as saying \"x is less than 4\" </SPAN>\n" );
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