document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126576>Question 126576</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0030696097/algebrahomeworkh>Holt Pre Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you solve multistep inequalitites?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example: 3(x+2)/-4 (is less than, or equal to) 2x+5-6x  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(3X+6)/-4<=-4X+5 NOW CROSS MULTIPLY. (NOTE WHEN YOU MULTIPLY BY A NEGATIVE NUMBER THE < SIGN CHANGES TO A > SIGN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3X+6)>=-4(-4X+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X+6>=16X-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X-16X>=-20-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-13X>=-26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X<=-26/-13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X<=2 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET X=1.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(1.9+2)/-4<=2*1.9+5-6*1.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*3.9/-4<=3.8+5-11.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.7/-4<=-2.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.92<=-2.6\r<BR>\n" );
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