SOLUTION: solve -0.4x < -36 Solve How do you solve something like this
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Question 238293: solve -0.4x < -36 Solve How do you solve something like this
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, College Student:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-0.4x < -36
X>-36/-.4 (NOTE: WHEN DIVIDING BY A NEGATIVE VALUE THE < SIGN CHANGES TO > SIGN.
X>90 ANS.
PROOF:
LET X=91
-.4*91<-36
-36.4<-36
Answer by College Student(505) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When we have an inequality or equality, we need to isolate the variable in order to find its value.
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When we add or sustract from both sides of the inequality, the inequality symbol remains the same.
However, when we multiply or divide a NEGATIVE value on both sides, the inequality symbol changes direction.
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It also changes direction if we decide to swap one side for the other.
Here are a few examples:
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Sum operation:
If you decide to swap sides, then you'd say: to maintain the same result.
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Negative Multiplication operation:
...same as to say...
Positive Multiplication operation:
...same as to say...
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Now, let's work on your problem:
In this case, we need to divide by -0.4, so we know the inequality symbol changes direction... and... negative divided by negative yields a positive answer.
Done!
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