SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation: -3x + 2.5x

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Question 336000: please help me solve this equation: -3x + 2.5x < 1.5(x+4)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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Start with the given inequality.

Distribute.

Multiply EVERY term by 10 to make every number a whole number.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Divide both sides by to isolate . note: Remember, the inequality sign flips when we divide both sides by a negative number.

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is

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SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation: -3x + 2.5x < 1.5(x+4)