SOLUTION: -6x-1>5 or 11+4x>19

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Question 119935:
-6x-1>5 or 11+4x>19

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-6x-1>5
-6x>5+1
-6x>6
x<6/-6 dividing by a negative number changes the > to a < sign.
x<-1 answer.
proof
let x=-1.1
(-6*-1.1)-1>5
6.6-1>5
5.6>5
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11+4x>19
4x>19-11
4x>8
x>8/4
x>2 answer.
proof
let x=2.1
11+4*2.1>19
11+8.4>19
19.4>19