SOLUTION: Solve: -0.1x < -5

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Question 229001: Solve: -0.1x < -5
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) About Me  (Show Source):
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For this problem:
%28-0.1x%29%3C%28-5%29
You would divide -0.1 from both sides of the equation, and when you divide by a negative you have to switch the signs.
%28-0.1x%2F-0.1%29%3E%28-5%2F-0.1%29
Now you're left with:
%28x%29%3E%2850%29