document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046026>Question 1046026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm solving inequalities and the question is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x<=32or-5x<=-40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And I jsut want to know when solving each do you change -5 to positive five when you divide it with 40 or does it stay as -5?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #661529 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=661529\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%3C=32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%3C=32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, coefficient on x is positive.  Multiplying both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > makes no change regarding order.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x%3C=-40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x%3C=-40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on a real number line?  Some fourty units to the left of 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on a real number line according to your given inequality?   Some number of units, variable, to the LEFT of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; so the order of the two members are now clear.  Make a number line and label all the parts and this helps to see all this.   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplicative inverse of  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, refer again to the number line if this will help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What happens to order when multiplying  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x%28-1%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x%28-1%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-40%28-1%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-40%28-1%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The order of the <b>resulting</b> members is reversed.<BR>\n" );
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