SOLUTION: Find all numbers such that the sum of the number and 24 is greater than 4 times the number

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Question 167523: Find all numbers such that the sum of the number and 24 is greater than 4 times the number
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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call the unknown x
x+24>4x---->subtract subtract 4x and 24 from both sides
-3x>-24---->divide by -3 (remember when you divide by a negative on an inequality the sign changes direction).
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