SOLUTION: Solve |2x+3|<5 Show all steps used to solve this inequality. A number line graph is not required.

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Question 847940: Solve |2x+3|<5 Show all steps used to solve this inequality. A number line graph is not required.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two solutions:
The positive solution-
2x%2B3%3C5
2x%3C2
x%3C1
The negative solution-
-%282x%2B3%29%3C5
2x%2B3%3E-5
2x%3E-8
x%3E-4
Putting them together,
-4%3Cx%3C1 or (-4,1)