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Example Question #61 : Writing Inequalities
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Explanation:
We begin by using inverse operations, exactly as if we were solving an equation. In this case, we must isolate the variable by subtracting from both sides. This leaves us with
. Finally, we again use inverse operations--in this case dividing by
--to end up with a final inequality of
. Note that we do not flip the inequality because we are not dividing by a negative number.
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