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-3(x - 2) ≤ 1/3 solve for x and show work

User Lucretia
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open the brackets
-3 × x = -3x
-3 × -2 = 6
-3x + 6 < 1/3
subtract 6 from both sides
-3x + 6 - 6 < 1/3 - 6
-3x < -17/3
divide both sides by -3
x > 17/9
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