document.write( "Question 323697: Hi, I am completing summer work for algebra 2, and one problem is an inequality that I cannot solve. 7x-(9x+1)>-5. Could you also explain how it is solved?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #231616 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$\"7x-%289x%2B1%29%3E-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7x-9x-1%3E-5\"$ <--- Distributive property
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-2x-1%3E-5\"$ <--- Simplify
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-2x%3E-4\"$ <--- Add 1 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x%3C2%29\"$ <--- Divide by (-2), change the direction of the inequality because you divided by a negative number. \n" ); document.write( "

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