SOLUTION: Can you please walk me though this its a fraction and im getting 2 completly different answers when i solve this each time x/3-2>1-x/3

SOLUTION: Can you please walk me though this its a fraction and im getting 2 completly different answers when i solve this each time x/3-2>1-x/3

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Question 489743: Can you please walk me though this its a fraction and im getting 2 completly different answers when i solve this each time x/3-2>1-x/3
Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/3-2>1-x/3
*3
x-6>3-x
+x+6
2x>9
/2
x>4.5
The easiest way to get a completely different (wrong) answer is to multiply by a negative without reversing < & >.
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