SOLUTION: solve: 4-(1/b)<(3/b)

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Question 453916: solve:
4-(1/b)<(3/b)
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solve:
4-(1/b)<(3/b)

b[4 - (1/b) < 3/b] {multiplied entire inequality by b}
b(4) - b(1/b) < b(3/b) {multiplied each term by b}
4b - 1 < 3 {cancelled and multiplied what's left}
4b < 4 {added 1 to both sides}
b < 1 {divided both sides by 4}
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