SOLUTION: the opposite of g is at least -5

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Question 231653: the opposite of g is at least -5
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the opposite of g is at least -5
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The opposite of g is -g
so you have
-g => -5
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Get rid of the neg, multiply by -1, this reverses the inequality signs
g =< +5
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See if this is true if g is less than 5, g=4, in the original problem
-4 => -5; this is true