SOLUTION: Please help me with a math problem: {{{-6 < -3}}};divide both sides by -3. I got {{{2 < 1}}} but the less than sign does not make sense...

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Question 936510: Please help me with a math problem: -6+%3C+-3;divide both sides by -3. I got 2+%3C+1 but the less than sign does not make sense...
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Please help me with a math problem: -6+%3C+-3;divide both sides by -3. I got 2+%3C+1 but the less than sign does not make sense...
When you divide by a negative, you reverse the inequality sign
2 > 1