SOLUTION: What is the solution to the inequality &#8722;3x < 7.5?

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Question 407678: What is the solution to the inequality −3x < 7.5?

Answer by unlockmath(1688)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
For this one −3x < 7.5 we want to divide both sides by -3 and we get:
x>-2.5 (Hint: when dividing by a negative number we flip the "<" symbol.
Make sense?
RJ
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