Hello my name is Lori. I am taking algebra for the very first time and am strugg

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Hello my name is Lori. I am taking algebra for the very first time and am struggling terribly. I have to
a: discuss the procedures of what is needed when solving equations versus what is needed when solving inequalities

b:Provide a 1-variable linear equation of your own creation Using the solving procedures discussed in Part I, show the steps used for solving your particular equation.

c:Using the same 1-variable linear equation that you created in Part I, change the linear equation to a linear inequality (using either < or >). Using the properties discussed in Part I, show the steps used for solving the linear inequality.

and I have no idea where to start can you help?

Explanation / Answer

Other than the fact that you have to reverse the sense of the inequality when you multiply both sides of an inequality by a negative number, the procedures for solving equations and inequalities are identical. You should have solved lots of one-variable linear equations by now, so part b shouldn't be a problem for you. As for part c, just take out the equals sign (=) and replace it with one of the inequality signs -- your choice. Then solve the inequality exactly the same way that you would have solved the equation, with the one exception that you have to reverse the inequality sign when multiplying (or dividing) by a negative.

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