SOLUTION: How I write a second inequality with the same meaning: x<5

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Question 675803: How I write a second inequality with the same meaning: x<5
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The inequality x<5 is a statement about the size of x compared to 5

adding/subtracting...
x+1<5+1
x+2<5+2
x+a<5+a
multiples of both sides...
2x<10
2x<15
bx<5b
In fact many reversible things we do to the left (as well as the right side) are possible :)