SOLUTION: when do you switch the greater than sign to a less than sign

Question 667567: when do you switch the greater than sign to a less than sign
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When dividing or multiplying both sides by a negative.
Ex.
-3x > 21

x < -7
...

x < 8
...
When reading an equation in the reverse direction
x > 24
24 < x

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