SOLUTION: 5x - 7y > 14 solve for y 5x - 7y > 14 -5x -5x -7y > 14 - 5x stuck here ?

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Question 791876: 5x - 7y > 14 solve for y


5x - 7y > 14
-5x -5x
-7y > 14 - 5x
stuck here ?


Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So far so good

Now divide both sides by -7 (this will flip the inequality sign) to get










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


Multiply both sides by . Since you are multiplying by a quantity less than zero, you must reverse the sense of the inequality (greater than has to change to less than)

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