SOLUTION: -5x-20<15 Please show work and possibly explain process

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Question 1043637: -5x-20<15
Please show work and possibly explain process

Answer by advanced_Learner(501) About Me  (Show Source):
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-5x-20<15
take numbers into side and change sides
-5x<15+20
-5x<35
now divide by -5
note if you multiply or divide an inequality by -1 the sign changes
x>-7
means any number greater than -7 is solution for example 0 1 2 7 8
for 0
-5(0)-20<15
0-20<-15
-20<15 true
for 8
-5(8)-20<15
-60<15 true.