Then add 4x to each side and subtract 3 from each side to find that
1 < 6x
and finally divide both sides by 6 to find that
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We can try a couple of numbers to check that this answer is reasonable. Any value greater than one-sixth should be a solution, so pick a value greater than one-sixth that is easy to work with, like . Okay, can be notoriously not easy to work with, but it seems stable enough right now. Now let's see if it satisfies the original inequality. When , the left-hand side of the inequality evaluates to
and the right-hand side evaluates to
Because 7 is indeed greater than -2 (if the other team scores a touchdown and you score a negative safety, you are trailing) is a solution to the original inequality. Now let's try one that shouldn't work. Any value less than or equal to one-sixth should not be a solution; pick a value less than one-sixth that is easy to work with, like 0. We hope that 0 will not satisfy the original inequality, but we need to make sure. When x = 0, the left-hand side of the inequality evaluates to 4 and the right-hand side evaluates to 3, and 0 is indeed not a solution to the original inequality.
While we don't have infinite time to test all possible solutions to the inequality, it is reassuring to check a few values.
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. Okay, 
can be notoriously not easy to work with, but it seems stable enough right now. Now let's see if it satisfies the original inequality. When 
, the left-hand side of the inequality evaluates to
is a solution to the original inequality. Now let's try one that shouldn't work. Any value less than or equal to one-sixth should not be a solution; pick a value less than one-sixth that is easy to work with, like 0. We hope that 0 will not satisfy the original inequality, but we need to make sure. When x = 0, the left-hand side of the inequality evaluates to 4 and the right-hand side evaluates to 3, and 0 is indeed not a solution to the original inequality. 
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