SOLUTION: Add -4 to both sides of the inequality 6 > 2. Then divide both sides of the inequality -10 > -15 by -5. Explain in your own words what happens in both examples and when the directi

Question 154128: Add -4 to both sides of the inequality 6 > 2. Then divide both sides of the inequality -10 > -15 by -5. Explain in your own words what happens in both examples and when the direction of the inequality symbol is reversed.

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Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6>2
6-4>2-4
2>-2
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-10>-15
-2>-3
However:
-10/-5<-15/-5 when you divide by a negative value the > sign changes to a < sign.
2<3
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