SOLUTION: please help me solve this. 8(2x-1)<4(2x-4) there is a line under the negative sign. also need to no the Interval Notation

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Question 352478: please help me solve this. 8(2x-1)<4(2x-4) there is a line under the negative sign. also need to no the Interval Notation
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%282x-1%29%3C4%282x-4%29 Start with the given inequality.


16x-8%3C8x-16 Distribute.


16x%3C8x-16%2B8 Add 8 to both sides.


16x-8x%3C-16%2B8 Subtract 8x from both sides.


8x%3C-16%2B8 Combine like terms on the left side.


8x%3C-8 Combine like terms on the right side.


x%3C%28-8%29%2F%288%29 Divide both sides by 8 to isolate x.


x%3C-1 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is x%3C-1


So the answer in interval notation is


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