document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86650>Question 86650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a < b, then -a > -b  Why?<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 #62705 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62705\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if some quantity (a) is less than another quantity (b); then if they both are negated, the -a is \"less negative\" (or greater than) -b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3<7 ... -3>-7 ... or -6<5 ... 6>-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the \"mechanics\" of it -- if you multiply or divide an inequality by a NEGATIVE value, it reverses the direction of the inequality </SPAN>\n" );
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