document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126046>Question 126046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7<3x-8<19 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The goal in algebra is to get the x all by itself on one side of the equation (or in this case the inequality)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. Add 8 to all sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   15 < 3x < 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Divide everything by 3:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   5 < x < 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Answer: the set of numbers [6,7,8]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Check (pick a number between 5 and 9 and substitute into the original<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   inequality - Let's use 6):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   7 < 3(6)- 8 < 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   7 < 18 - 8 < 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   7 < 10 < 19 = true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*Check for yourself using 7 or 8  </SPAN>\n" );
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