SOLUTION: Hello, Thanks in advance for your assistance. I need help with inequalities. Question: Y/-3 <= 4 I tried to solve by multiplying each side by the recipricol of -3/y, but c

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Question 34708: Hello, Thanks in advance for your assistance. I need help with inequalities.
Question:
Y/-3 <= 4
I tried to solve by multiplying each side by the recipricol of -3/y, but could not solve w/the same rules as some of the other inequality problems that i've done. What is the rule when the unknown is part of the fraction?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, rahman:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Keep in mind that when you multiply thru an inequality by
a negative number, the inequality changes from > to < or
from < to >.
In your problem, multiply both sides by (-3) to get:
y>=-12
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by rahman(247) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Y%2F-3+%3C=+4 ---------->Just multiply by -3 and the sign have to change
%28-3%29%2A%28Y%2F-3%29+%3E=%28-3%29%2A4
Y+%3E=-12