SOLUTION: I'm a visual learner, please show me how to solve the enequality with fractions. Thanks! -4/5x > -8

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Question 71729: I'm a visual learner, please show me how to solve the enequality with fractions. Thanks!
-4/5x > -8

Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, funmath:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve:
Multiply both sides by 5x
Perform the indicated mu;tiplication on the right side.
Finally, divide both sides by -40...don't forget to reverse the order of the > sign!
or
Or is the problem:
? If it is, then you multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of which is
Simplifying this, you get:

Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-4/5x > -8
If this is what you mean:




Remember to flip the inequality symbol when you multiply or divide by a negative number.

Happy Calculating!!!!

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