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Algebra and Functions: Drill Set 6, Problem 1. Solve the inequality.

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And here's your shmoop du jour.

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Solve the inequality 23 - 2x ≥ 25 for x.

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Here are the potential answers...

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Before we spoil the ending, hit pause and try to solve it yourself.

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OK, so, this is another two stepper.

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Which adds the whole "greater than or equal to" twist.

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And it can have some nasty twists, so we have to really focus every time we multiply equations

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by a negative number...

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...as it usually flips the "greater than" thingy around.

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To solve -- for starters -- let's subtract 23 from both sides to isolate x...

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...and we get that negative 2x is greater than or equal to 25 minus 23 or... 2.

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Now let's just clean up x by dividing both sides by 2

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and we have... negative x is greater than or equal to 1.

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But now comes the twist. We have to divide both sides by negative one because we're

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solving for x, not its evil twin.

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Anyway, when we divide (or multiply) by a negative number, we have to flip the "greater

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than" thingy so NOW we have...

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...x is LESS THAN or equal to negative 1... and the answer is A.

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It's worth noting that if we hadn't noticed the twist, we would have wound up with Answer B.

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