My algebra teacher told me that sometimes in algebra equations... I think he said if you had to multiply it or something you had to change the way the or 8b?

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My algebra teacher told me that sometimes in algebra equations... I think he said if you had to multiply it or something you had to change the way the > or < sign was going... would I have to change the sign in this problem: -40>8b?

anonymous · Answer

you change the signs when you divide by a negative

anonymous · Answer

and multiply by a negative

anonymous · Answer

^^^ and when you multiply by a negative...

anonymous · Answer

but essentially if you think about it, it could be left as multiplying by a negative since dividing is just multiplying by a reciprocal

anonymous · Answer

Ok thank you :)