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October 13th, 2008, 10:32 AM
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| |  solve 8-3x>23
does it work like this cus im not sure if i need to flip the < > sign when i move the x
8 > 23+3x
-15 > 3x
-5 > x
x<-5 |
October 13th, 2008, 10:34 AM
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Yep, that looks good to me!
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October 13th, 2008, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by coyoteflare  does it work like this cus im not sure if i need to flip the < > sign when i move the x
8 > 23+3x
-15 > 3x
-5 > x
x<-5 | You are correct.
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