SOLUTION: Can someone help me solve this Solve the following inequalitiy.-3(x+5)>-2x+7

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Question 113615: Can someone help me solve this



Solve the following inequalitiy.-3(x+5)>-2x+7
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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-3(X+5)>-2X+7
-3X-15>-2X+7
-3X+2X>7+15
-X>22 NOTE: WHEN YOU DIVIDE BY A NEGATIVE NUMBER YOU HAVE TO REVERSE THE > SIGN TO THE < SIGN.
X<-22 ANSWER.
PROOF:
LET X=-23
-3(-23+5)>-2*-23+7
-3(-18)>46+7
54>53