How do you solve $3x<=2x-3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-04T22:35:13

See a solution process below:

Subtract $color(red)(2x)$ from each side of the inequality to solve for $x$ while keeping the inequality balanced:

$3x - color(red)(2x) <= 2x - color(red)(2x) - 3$

$(3 - color(red)(2))x <= 0 - 3$

$1x <= -3$

$x <= -3$

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