SOLUTION: Is this correct? 4/5a<-12 a<-15

SOLUTION: Is this correct? 4/5a<-12 a<-15

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Question 70990: Is this correct?
4/5a<-12
a<-15
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes it is. -12*5=-60 and -60/4=-15. Since you're not dividing with a negative divisor (term at the bottom), you don't need to worry about flipping the inequality.
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