SOLUTION: -6x>18 x< -3 please solve for x |x+4|>6

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Question 390168: -6x>18
x< -3
please solve for x


|x+4|>6
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve for x:
-6x+%3E+18 Divide both sides by -6 remembering to reverse the inequality sign.
highlight%28x+%3C+-3%29
abs%28x%2B4%29+%3E+6 remove the absolute value bars.
x%2B4+%3E+6 and x%2B4+%3C+-6 Subtract 4 from both sides in each case.
highlight%28x+%3E+2%29 and highlight%28x+%3C+-10%29