SOLUTION: How set up this three times a number subtracted from 16 is more than 25

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Question 667417: How set up this three times a number subtracted from 16 is more than 25
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How set up this three times a number subtracted from 16 is more than 25
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Inequality:
16 - 3x > 25
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Add 3x to both sides to get:
3x + 25 < 16
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3x < -9
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x < -3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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