Question

|3x – 2| < 7 I have this so far

|3x – 2| < 7 |3x – 2| < 7
3x – 2 > -7 3x – 2 < 7
3x > -5 3x < 5
3x/3 > -5/3 3x/3 < 5/3

Now I'm lost.

Answer 1

Almost, I think you made a mistake on the RHS:
3x-2 <7
3x<9
x<3
It should be

Answer 2

Ok i see i subtracted where i was supposed to add. Thank you.

Answer 3

So for the left side I would be left with a number with a decimal right?

Answer 4

Yes or you could just leave it as a fraction:
\[\frac{-5}{3}=-1\frac{2}{3}\]

Answer 5

ok thank you you've been very hekpful.