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How many integers x satisfy -2 < 4 + 3x < 2?

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First, let's solve the inequality:

Subtracting 4 from all 3 terms, we get -6 < 3x < -2

Solving -6 < 3x results in x>-2, and solving 3x < -2 results in x < -2/3.

Ask: which integers satisfy x>-2? Answers: -1, 0, 1, 2, ....

Also ask: which integers satisfy x < -2/3? Answers: -5, -4, -3, -2, -1

Notice that the only integer that is found in both sets of possibilities is -1. So, only one integer x satisfies the given inequality.
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