SOLUTION: Please help me to solve. a+(a-3) less than or equal to sign (a-8)-(a+3)

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Question 184532: Please help me to solve.
a+(a-3) less than or equal to sign (a-8)-(a+3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%2B%28a-3%29%3C=%28a-8%29-%28a%2B3%29 Start with the given inequality


a%2Ba-3%3C=a-8-a-3 Distribute


2a-3%3C=-11 Combine like terms.


2a%3C=-11%2B3 Add 3 to both sides.


2a%3C=-8 Combine like terms.


a%3C=-8%2F2 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate "a"


a%3C=-4 Reduce.


So the solution is a%3C=-4