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The compound inequality is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=12092310f96b66ff65de34b78e0ba881.png\")
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Subtract 3 from each expression.
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Divide each expression by negative 2 and reverse both inequality symbols.
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Cancel common terms.
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The above compound inequality can be written as ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=a96980357a2084efad1848e13939b3ba.png\")
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The compound inequality ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=a96980357a2084efad1848e13939b3ba.png\")
graph is
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Observe the graph, the open circle means that ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=ee1282b7ec48cecff07bb30e5b684fab.png\")
are not solutions of the inequality.![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The compound inequality graph is