document.write( "Question 20238:  My problem is:
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document.write( "5> (x-3)/4 > 1\r
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document.write( "I tried
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document.write( "4x5 > 4(x-3)/4 > 1x4
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document.write( "20 > x-3 > 4
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document.write( "+3 >  +3 > +3
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document.write( "23 > x > 7\r
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document.write( "This does not look correct.  Can you show me where I went wrong in this equation?\r
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document.write( "Thanks \n" );
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #9780 by Earlsdon(6294)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! Well, I don't see anything wrong with what you have done. \n" ); document.write( "You might ask yourself...\"Why do I think it doesn't look correct?\"\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Try graphing the result on a number line to convince yourself that you have done it correctly and have the right answer. \n" ); document.write( "Alternatively, you could try some integers in the range: \n" ); document.write( "and see that they work. \n" ); document.write( "And try some outside the range.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Example:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Try x = 15 (within the range)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Example:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Try x = 27 (outside the range)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |