SOLUTION: (2x-5)/(12)+ (3-x)/(4) <= (4/3) solve for x I think the answer is -12?

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Question 710742: (2x-5)/(12)+ (3-x)/(4) <= (4/3) solve for x
I think the answer is -12?
Answer by tutor_paul(519) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You got the number right, but you need to be careful with the inequality sign.
You probably got to the point of something like this:
-x+%3C=+12
From here, you multiply each side of the inequality by -1 to solve for x. But when you multiply each side of an inequality by a negative number, you need to swap the inequality direction.
So the answer is:
highlight%28x%3E=-12%29
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