SOLUTION: -5x + 1> 11

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Question 121585: -5x + 1> 11
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, checkley71:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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Start with the given inequality

Subtract 1 from both sides

Combine like terms on the right side

Divide both sides by -5 to isolate x (note: Remember, dividing both sides by a negative number flips the inequality sign)

Divide

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Answer:
So our answer is

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
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-5X+1>11
-5X>11-1
-5X>10
X<10/-5 WHEN YOU DIVIDE BY A NEGATIVE NUMBER THE > SIGN CHANGES TO A < SIGN.
X<-2 ANSWER.
PROOF
LET X=-2.1
-5*-2.1+1>11
10.5+1>11
11.5>11