SOLUTION: Could you give me an example of why the inequality sign changes when both sides are multiplied or divided by a negative number? I just don't understand and hope you can give me som

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Question 176367: Could you give me an example of why the inequality sign changes when both sides are multiplied or divided by a negative number? I just don't understand and hope you can give me some examples.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
-5<3
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divide both sides by -5
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%281%29cross%28-5%29%2Fcross%28-5%29%3C-3%2F5
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1%3C-%283%2F5%29....this is not a true statement. However if you reverse the sign then it will be true.
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so1%3E-3%2F5