inequalities are just like regular equations, you're just replacing the = with < or >
take 3+x>4 (or think of it like 3+x=4)
solve for x
so x>4-3 (x=4-3)
x>1 (x=1)
The equals signs are not "correct" but just a way of showing how to work the problems.
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