document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=480087>Question 480087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  need to solve -2n+5 greater than 7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #328853 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=328853\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve -2n+5 greater than 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2n + 5 > 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 2n to both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 > 2n+7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 7 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n < -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n < -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could also work it as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2n + 5 > 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 5 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2n > 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by sides by -2 remembering that when<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you divide by a negative the order of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inequality changes.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n < -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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