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Question 186882: I am having an extensive amount of trouble on this question, the question is -9x/11 - 7 < -5
Thank-you
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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-9x/11-7<-5
-9x/11<-5+7
-9x/11<2
-9x<2*11
-9x<22
x>22/-9 the < sign changes to a > sign when dividing by a negative value.
x>-22/9
Proof:
let x=-21/9
-9/11(-21/9)-7<-5
189/99-7<-5
1.909-7<-5
-5.0909<-5