SOLUTION: Can you please help me check my answer for this inequality? {{{ (3x + 8)/-5 < 4-2x }}} I tried answering this and I get {{{ 4 > x }}} My solution is: {{{ (3x + 8)/-5 < 4-2x }

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Question 1017984: Can you please help me check my answer for this inequality?

I tried answering this and I get
My solution is:





Is this correct? I changed the inequality to > from < since I multiplied 4-2x by -5.
Thank you very much! :)
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can sometimes avoid directly multiplying the members by a negative value











x is less than four.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Can you please help me check my answer for this inequality?

I tried answering this and I get
My solution is:





Is this correct? I changed the inequality to > from < since I multiplied 4-2x by -5.
Thank you very much! :)
You're correct! Good job!! 

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