SOLUTION: Please help: 3x - 9 < 5x + 2

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Question 68941: Please help:
3x - 9 < 5x + 2
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please help:
3x+-+9+%3C+5x+%2B+2 subtract 5x from and add 9 to both sides

3x-5x-9%2B9%3C5x-5x%2B2%2B9 collect like terms
-2x%3C11
Now we'll divide both sides by -2 which means that we have to reverse the direction of the inequality sign
x%3E-5.5
Hope this helps-----ptaylor