document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323293>Question 323293</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why do we flip the inequality sign when we divide by a negative number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #231420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=231420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because when you multiply or divide by a negative number, it REVERSES the SIGNS of the numbers involved.  What was positive becomes negative, and what was negative becomes positive!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, if you start with \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3 < 12   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and divide both sides by -3, now you have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3/-3  compared to 12/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+1  >  -4\r<BR>\n" );
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