SOLUTION: Please help...solve for n...(6-3n)/6 < -5 I got an answer of n > 22, but my teacher marked it wrong.

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Question 162592: Please help...solve for n...(6-3n)/6 < -5
I got an answer of n > 22, but my teacher marked it wrong.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for n:
%286-3n%29%2F6+%3C+-5 First, multiply both sides by 6.
6-3n+%3C+-30 Now subtract 6 from both sides.
-3n+%3C+-36 Finally, divide both sides by -3, remembering to reverse the inequality sign because you are dividing by a negative quantity.
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