SOLUTION: Solve the inequality /3x -9/ < 12 (//represents absolute value) Express the answer in terms of intervals

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Question 100845: Solve the inequality
/3x -9/ < 12 (//represents absolute value)
Express the answer in terms of intervals
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/3x-9/<12

Part 1
3x-9<12
+ 9 9
___________
3x<21
3 3
___________
x<7

Part 2
3x-9>12
+ 9 9
_________
3x>-3
3 3
_________
x>-1

Answers:
(-1,7)
-1 x<7 and x>-1