document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826914>Question 826914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the inequality -5x+5<20, and please show and explain how you did it and what rules or properties you used to help you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since all of the terms are multiples of 5, divide thru by \"5\" to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x + 1 < 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract \"1\" from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x < 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That reverses the inequality::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x > -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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