SOLUTION: six more than three-fourths a number is greater than one more than twice the number.

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Question 362766: six more than three-fourths a number is greater than one more than twice the number.
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Hello,
Let's have x be the number.
3/4(x)+6>2x+1
Multiply this be 4 to get:
3x+24>8x+4
Subtract 24 and 8x from both sides to get:
-5x>-20
Divided each side by -5 to get:
x<4
(Note: the sign flips when dividing by a negative number.
Make sense?
RJ
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