SOLUTION: what happens when you multiply or divide by a negative number when working with inequalities?
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Question 1172732: what happens when you multiply or divide by a negative number when working with inequalities?
Answer by Solver92311(821) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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When you multiply or divide both sides of an inequality by a negative number, you must reverse the sense of the inequality.
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