document.write( "Question 249730: -7x>1/15 would x= 15/7? can someone help? please \n" ); document.write( "
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Here's how it is done:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7x%3E%281%2F15%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide by -7 on both sides. Since we are dividing a negative number, the inequality symbol changes direction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C%281%2F15%29%2F%28-7%2F1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying one fraction by the reciprocal of the second one.
\n" ); document.write( "The reciprocal of \"-7%2F1\" is \"-1%2F7\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C%281%2F15%29%28-1%2F7%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C-1%2F%2815%2A7%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C-1%2F105\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Done!
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