SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem 1/2x -5 <20

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Question 240216: Please help me solve this problem 1/2x -5 <20
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We need to isolate the x to find the inequality.
%281%2F2%29x-5%3C20
%281%2F2%29x%3C20%2B5
%281%2F2%29x%3C25
Now we multiply by 2 on both sides to get rid of the fraction. So we get:
x%3C25%2A2
x%3C50
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Note: if we had multiplied or divided on both sides of the inequality by a NEGATIVE number, the inequality symbol would have changed directions. But since we didn't, it remained the same.
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Done! :)