SOLUTION: 2) -3/8 &#8804; -1/4x + 1/8 < 5/8

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Question 97979: 2) -3/8 ≤ -1/4x + 1/8 < 5/8
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-3/8 ≤ -1/4x + 1/8 < 5/8 [isolate or "solve" for the x-term]
(8)(-3/8 ≤ -1/4x + 1/8 < 5/8) [get rid of the fractions by multiplying each term by the Lowest common denominator (8)]
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-3 ≤ -2x + 1 < 5
-3-1 ≤ -2x + 1-1 < 5 -1 [subtract (1) from all terms]
-4 ≤ -2x < 4
-4/-2 => -2x/-2 > 4/-2 [divide by (-2) and flip the signs]
2 => x > -2
or
-2 < x <= 2