SOLUTION: Hi, I am completing summer work for algebra 2, and one problem is an inequality that I cannot solve. 7x-(9x+1)>-5. Could you also explain how it is solved?

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Question 323697: Hi, I am completing summer work for algebra 2, and one problem is an inequality that I cannot solve. 7x-(9x+1)>-5. Could you also explain how it is solved?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7x-%289x%2B1%29%3E-5
7x-9x-1%3E-5 <--- Distributive property
-2x-1%3E-5 <--- Simplify
-2x%3E-4 <--- Add 1 to both sides
highlight%28x%3C2%29<--- Divide by (-2), change the direction of the inequality because you divided by a negative number.