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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help please! Find a number that is greater than three times its opposite. Steps needed!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x>-3x\] is what we want to solve can you solve this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont understand this equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[x>-3x\] \[0>-2x\]\[0<x\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok let x be the number then 3 times its opposite is -3x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so x>-3x "x is greater than -3x"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okayyyy?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so any number larger than 0 will work

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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