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Solving and Graphing 34x33\frac{3}{4}x - 3 \le 3 or 25(x+10)0\frac{2}{5}(x + 10) \ge 0

To solve the compound inequality 34x33\frac{3}{4}x - 3 \le 3 or 25(x+10)0\frac{2}{5}(x + 10) \ge 0, isolate the variable in each inequality. In the first inequality, adding 33 results in 34x6\frac{3}{4}x \le 6, and multiplying by 43\frac{4}{3} yields x8x \le 8. In the second inequality, multiplying by 52\frac{5}{2} produces x+100x + 10 \ge 0, which simplifies to x10x \ge -10. Combining the two statements with "or" means finding the union: x8x \le 8 or x10x \ge -10. Because all numbers are either less than or equal to 88, or greater than or equal to 10-10, the combined inequalities encompass the entire number line. The solution is thus all real numbers, expressed in interval notation as (,)(-\infty, \infty).

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