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When dividing or multiplying both sides by a negative.
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\n" ); document.write( "-3x > 21
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cross%28-3%29x%2Fcross%28-3%29+%3E+21%2F-3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x < -7
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2F-2+%3E+-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cross%28-2%29%28x%2Fcross%28-2%29%29+%3E+-4%28-2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x < 8
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\n" ); document.write( "When reading an equation in the reverse direction
\n" ); document.write( " x > 24
\n" ); document.write( "24 < x
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