SOLUTION: -n+2-4n>7

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Question 333286: -n+2-4n>7
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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-n+2-4n>7
-5n+2>7
add -2
-5n+2-2>7-2
-5n>5
divide by -5
-5n/-5 < 5/-5
n<-1

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First let's combine like terms. -n+2-4n>7
+2-5n>7
Now subtract 2 from both sides to get:
-5n>5
Divide by -5 to get:
n<-1 (Note: when we divide by negative 5 the inequality sign (>) flips.)
Make sense?
RJ
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