SOLUTION: Please help me with this inequality:
-4x > 2x+6
To find a value for x that is equivalent, I simplified
-6X > 6
x > -1
Where did I go wrong? What's the correct value for x? T
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-4x > 2x+6
To find a value for x that is equivalent, I simplified
-6X > 6
x > -1
Where did I go wrong? What's the correct value for x? T
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Question 982775: Please help me with this inequality:
-4x > 2x+6
To find a value for x that is equivalent, I simplified
-6X > 6
x > -1
Where did I go wrong? What's the correct value for x? Thanks. Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
To simplify from
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-6x>6
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You divide by -6. When you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative number, you reverse the sign:
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x<-1
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As a reminder, remember -1:
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10>-1
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Multiply (or divide) by -1, and you must reverse the sign:
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-10<1
