document.write( "Question 273481: x/-4 > 0
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x. I get stuck multiplying by 0.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #199771 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x%2F%28-4%29+%3E+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "I'll try an approach where you don't have to multiply by $\"0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add $\"%28-4%29%2F%28-4%29\"$ to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2F%28-4%29+%2B+%28-4%29%2F%28-4%29+=+%28-4%29%2F%28-4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-4%29%2F%28-4%29+=+%28-4%29%2F%28-4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "When you do this, you have to turn the > sign around
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-4+%3C+16%2F%28-4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-4+%3C+-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "add $\"4\"$ to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%3C+0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " (or, $\"x\"$ is negative)
\n" ); document.write( "This makes sense, because a (-) /(-) is always > 0 \n" ); document.write( "

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