SOLUTION: how to solve? -3(3X+1)<15

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Question 115653: how to solve?
-3(3X+1)<15
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3%283x%2B1%29%3C15 Start with the given inequality



-9x-3%3C15 Distribute


-9x%3C15%2B3Add 3 to both sides


-9x%3C18 Combine like terms on the right side


x%3E%2818%29%2F%28-9%29 Divide both sides by -9 to isolate x (note: Remember, dividing both sides by a negative number flips the inequality sign)



x%3E-2 Divide

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Answer:
So our answer is x%3E-2