SOLUTION: This says solve -0.2x<-10 what is a inequality for x? can someone help me please?

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Question 249831: This says solve -0.2x<-10 what is a inequality for x? can someone help me please?
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This says solve -0.2x<-10 what is a inequality for x? can someone help me please?
Let's multiply both sides of the inequality by -1. Remember when we multiply by a negative number we reverse the direction of the inequality.
So we have:
.2*x > 10
Divide both sides by .2:
x > 10/.2
x > 100/20
x > 5