SOLUTION: solve using the addition and multiplication principle 9-6x>2-5x

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Question 939956: solve using the addition and multiplication principle 9-6x>2-5x
Answer by laoman(51) About Me  (Show Source):
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9-6x>2-5x
add 5x to both sides
9-6x+5x>2-5x+5x
9-x>2
Add -9 to both sides
9-x-9 >2-9
-x>-7
Multiply both sides by -1
-1*-x<-7*-1 since we are multiplying by negative
x<7
QED