SOLUTION: Hi - I am a sophmore and I am going to take Algebra2. We have to do a summer math packet and I really can't remember how to do inequalities. Please, please help me with the followi

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Question 9417: Hi - I am a sophmore and I am going to take Algebra2. We have to do a summer math packet and I really can't remember how to do inequalities. Please, please help me with the following problem, so I can remember how to solve the other ones: 3x-2<=-5 or x-1>=0.
Thank you !!!!!!!!

Answer by DWL(56) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solving linear inequalities is very similar to solving linear equations, except for one detail: you flip the inequality sign whenever you multiply or divide the inequality by a negative.
3x-2%3C=-5
3x%3C=-3
x%3C=-1
x-1%3E=0
x%3E=1
Neither of these examples required us to flip the inequality sign. Remeber, you flip the inequality sign whenever you multiply or divide the inequality by a negative.