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Equations and Inequalities with Fraction thingies?
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RE: Equations and Inequalities with Fraction thingies?
December 27, 2017 at 4:42 am
(December 27, 2017 at 4:31 am)pocaracas Wrote: You solve it like a normal equation, with a small caveat: when you multiply both sides by -1, the inequality sign flips.

x - 2 > 3 (2x + 7)
x > 6x + 21 + 2
x - 6x > 23
-5x > 23
x < - 23 / 5
That's not -7... that's more like -4.(something)

Thats what I got as well. So Im not nuts after all.
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RE: Equations and Inequalities with Fraction thingies? - by Grandizer - December 27, 2017 at 4:42 am

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