SOLUTION: What is the answer to this compound inequality : 1-2n<-8-n or 9n-1<2n-8

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Question 984490: What is the answer to this compound inequality : 1-2n<-8-n or 9n-1<2n-8
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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1-2n < -8-n or 9n-1 < 2n-8
note that the word "or" makes this a disjunction inequality
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a) 1-2n < -8-n
-n < -9
n > 9
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b) 9n-1 < 2n-8
7n < -7
n < -1
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The values of n are either greater than 9 or less than -1