SOLUTION: When do you flip the inequality symbol

SOLUTION: When do you flip the inequality symbol < or > ?

Question 326472: When do you flip the inequality symbol < or > ?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, solver91311:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you multiply or divide by a negative number.

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Consider the following:

True statement.

But

False statement.

John

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