SOLUTION: Please help: -3/8<-1/4x+1/8<5/8

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Question 37089: Please help:
-3/8<-1/4x+1/8<5/8
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay, starting from -3/8 < -1/4x + 1/8 < 5/8,
we can subtract 1/8 from both sides and get
-1/2 < -1/4x < 1/2.
Now we multiply all sides by -4 and reverse the signs, yielding
2 > x > -2