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Question 305359: Which answer choice describes the set of all solutions to the inequality |x � 3| < -2?

A. There are no solutions.
B. x < 1 or x > 5
C. x > 1 and x < 5
D. All real numbers.

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Question 305357: Which answer choice describes the set of all solutions to the inequality |x � 3| > 2?

A. There are no solutions.
B. x > 5 or x < 1
C. x< 5 and x > 1
D. All real numbers.

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Question 305356: Which answer choice describes the set of all solutions to the inequality |x + 2| < 8?

A. x < 6 or x > -10
B. x > 6 or x
C. x < 6 and x > -10
D. All real numbers.

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Question 305343: You go to the store with more than enough to buy 3 packs of gummy bears, which are 99 cents a piece, but not enough to buy 6 snickers bars, which are 80 cents a piece. Which inequality describes the amount of money you have?

A. 2.97 m < 4.80
B. 2.97 < m < 4.80
C. 2.97 < m 4.80
D. m < 2.97 or m 4.8091

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Question 305352: solutions to the inequality are:

A. x > 36
B. No solutions
C. x > -6 and x < 6
D. All non-negative real numbers

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Question 305344: The compound inequality 15 < t and t 17 may be rewritten as:
chooose?

A. t 17
B. t > 15
C. 15 < t 17
D. 15 < t 17

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Question 305321: The inequality x^2 - 2x + 1 ≤ 0 has
A) no solutions
B) a set of solutions
C) 1 solution only
D) 2 solutions only
E) 3 solutions only

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Question 305293: Please help me solve this equation: 2a+7/a^2-2a-15 - 3a-4/a^2-7a+10
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Question 305465: Irving�s total cash was only $2.50. How many nickels and dimes would he have? Again, solve by the method of your choice.

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Question 305465: Irving�s total cash was only $2.50. How many nickels and dimes would he have? Again, solve by the method of your choice.

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Question 305769: If 3b + 1 < 10, which of the following CANNOT be the value of x?

a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2 e) 3

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Question 305546: How do you graph inequalities, and how would you graph an Empty set?
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Question 305801: How do I evaluate these two problems? I tried everything.

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Question 305905: O.k. I think I've got this but I would like to have my answer checked as I am not very goo with word problems.
I am to write an inequality for this :
There are more than 25 states in this country.
my answer: <25
is this correct?
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Question 305911: -b/7+7 < 6
Can you show the steps on how to solve it?
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Question 305873: If b < 2 and 2x � 3b = 0, which of the following MUST BE TRUE?

(1)x > -3 (2) x < 3 (3) x < 2 (4) x > 3

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Question 306037: 11y+13>-1
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Question 306232: If O ≤ x ≤ 4 and y < 12, which of the following CANNOT be the value of xy?
(1) 0 (2)) �2 (3) 24 (4)48

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Question 306335: Use an inequality and the five-step process to solve the problem.
Jon has 1121 points in his math class. He must have 88% of the 1400 points possible by the end of the term to receive credit for the class. What is the minimum number of additional points he must earn by the end of the term to receive credit for the class?
Thank you!!!!
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Question 306402: (x+1)/x > -2
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Question 306437: 8x + 24 < 8x -8
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Question 306844: (x^6-7x^3+10)/(x^3-5)
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Question 306873: -3x-4<2
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Question 306894: 7>4-y
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Question 307067: The sum of the digits of a 2 digit number is 9. If the digits are reversed, the number is decreased by 27. what is the original number?
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Question 307104: A customer service call center handles 5100 calls in an 8-hour day. If the average length of time to handle each call is 8 minutes, and nobody is expected to be out sick or on vacation, at least how many agents working the same 8-hour shift would you need to handle all calls? How many agents do you need if the average length of time to handle each call is 6 minutes?
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Question 307098: You put $4,750 into a bank paying 1.4% simple interest per year. Suppose you don�t take anything out of the account. How much do you have after two years?
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Question 307064: Kyle just stated a new job that pays $7 per hour. He had been making $5 per hour at his old job. Kyle worked a total of 54 hours last month and made $338 before deductions. How many hours did he work at this new job?
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Question 307069: A certian plane can travel 1500 miles in 5 hours when flying into the wind. The same plane can travel 2000 miles in 5 hours when flying with the wind. Find the rate of the wind.
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Question 307180: solve the compound inequality.
7 > -4x + 6 or 8 ≤ -4x + 3
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Question 307245: 2(5y-6)≥5(3y+6)
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Question 307277: I am having trouble with the addition and multiplication principles of solving inequalities. These are the problems I am struggling with: addition principle; t-19<12 and multiplication principle; 6a+10 is greater than or equal to 7a. When trying to solve these problems I do not get the answers that are on the multiple choice mixed problems in my class. PLEASE HELP!
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Question 307248: inequality 4x-9≥ -4 what is the solution regarding x?
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Question 307536: Solve the inequality 1) 4(w-10)>4
New problem 2) -3x+9>18 solve the inequality
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Question 307740: You put $4,750 into a bank paying 1.4% simple interest per year. If you don�t take anything out of the account, how much do you have after two years?
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Question 307862: How do you solve this problem 20b-3<21b+9
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Question 307887: how do you solve this equation ∛(x-5=3)
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Question 307942: Convert any temperature given to you in degrees Celsius to the same temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, �F = 2�C + 30. How would you modify this equation so you could take any temperature given to you in degrees Fahrenheit and change it to degrees Celsius?

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Question 308303: If 3b + 1 < 10, which of the following CANNOT be the value of x?
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2 e) 3
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Question 308432:
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Question 308396: 84x+7y>=70
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Question 308471: During the first 20 miles of a 50 mile bicycle race, Roger's average speed was 16 mi/h. What must his average speed be during the remainder of the race if he is to finish the race in less than 2.5 hours? Greater than:
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Question 308480: what is greater -2 0r -5
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