SOLUTION: -9 (x+2)-4 <2 (3x-1)

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Question 930693: -9 (x+2)-4 <2 (3x-1)
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, MathLover1:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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Start with the given inequality.

Distribute.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Add to both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate . note: Remember, the inequality sign flips when we divide both sides by a negative number.

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is

Which approximates to
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source):
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