SOLUTION: please solve and show your work for me 3/x < 2/x+1 Thanks

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Question 151485: please solve and show your work for me
3/x < 2/x+1
Thanks
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/x < 2/x+1
2x<3(x+1)
2x<3x+3
2x-3x<3
-x<3
x>-3 (the sign changes from < to > when dividing by a negative number.
proof:
let x=-3.1
3/-3.1<2/(-3.1+1)
-.96774<2/-2.1
-.96774<-.9524