SOLUTION: {{{-x<2x+3<-8x+3}}}

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Question 151260: -x%3C2x%2B3%3C-8x%2B3
Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
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-x<2x+3<-8x+3

This is the intersection of:
-x<2x+3
2x+3<-8x+3

So, I'll solve the first inequality first.
-x<2x+3
-x+x<2x+x+3
0<3x+3
0-3<3x+3-3
-3<3x
3x>-3
x>-1

Next, the second inequality,
2x+3<-8x+3
2x+8x+3<-8x+8x+3
10x+3<3
10x+3-3<3-3
10x<0
10x/10<0/10
x<0


Now, notice the blue inequalities,
we should get their intersection.
Quick crash course:
Given two sets a Go back to the blue inequalities.
x>-1
x<0
Take note that I can write x>-1 into -1 So, the intersection of -1 is
-1< x <0
And that's the answer.

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