SOLUTION: Solve the following inequality: -12 < -5m + -7

SOLUTION: Solve the following inequality: -12 < -5m + -7 < 8

Question 327280: Solve the following inequality:
-12 < -5m + -7 < 8
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-12 < -5m + -7 < 8
=> -5m + -7 > -12
=> -5m - 7 > -12
=> m > -5/5 = -1 ...(i)
Again, -5m + -7 < 8
=> -5m < 15
=> m < 15/(-5) = -3...................(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we have
m > -1, m < -3.
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