SOLUTION: If 8 less than the product of a number and -3 is greater than 7, which of the following could be that number?

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Question 1026637: If 8 less than the product of a number and -3 is greater than 7, which of the following could be that number?
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If 8 less than the product of a number and -3 is greater than 7, which of the following could be that number?
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1.  Nothing follows.


2.  The inequality is -3x - 8 > 7.


3.  Its solution is  -8 -7 > 3x,   or  -15 > 3x,  or  x < -5.