SOLUTION: Hi I would really appreciate your help Please help me solve -.5x - 5 > 11 I don't understand how to solve this with .5 of an x Please Help

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Question 51100: Hi I would really appreciate your help
Please help me solve -.5x - 5 > 11
I don't understand how to solve this with .5 of an x
Please Help
Found 3 solutions by tutorcecilia, MathTherapy, josgarithmetic:
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
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-.5x - 5 > 11 [Get rid of the decimal by multiplying all terms by 10]
(10)( -.5x - 5 > 11)
-5x-50>110
-5x-50+50>110+50
-5x>160
-5x/-5<160/-5 [Switch the sign when multiplying or dividing by a negative #]
x<-32

Answer by MathTherapy(10801) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi I would really appreciate your help

Please help me solve -.5x - 5 > 11

I don't understand how to solve this with .5 of an x
Please Help
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-.5x - 5 > 11
     - .5x > 11 + 5 
     - .5x > 16
          x+%3C+16%2F%28-+.5%29%29 -- Dividing by a negative value changes the inequality from > to <
    system%28matrix%282%2C1%2C+x+%3C+160%2F%28-+5%29%2C+highlight%28x+%3C+-+32%29%29%29

Answer by josgarithmetic(39790) About Me  (Show Source):
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-0.5x-5%3E11
-5%3E11%2B0.5x
-5-11%3E0.5x
-16%3E0.5x
%28-16%29%2F0.5%3Ex
-32%3Ex
means exactly the same as
x%3C-32