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OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4x < 28

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bring the -4 over to the right hand side.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you want to get rid of the -4 and you can do that by dividing both sides by -4.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x< -28/4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so wats the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

== I wrote the answer already.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actually that answer is not right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

divide both sides by \(-4\) change the direction of the inequality

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you divide by a negative number you flip the sign

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4x < 28 x<28/4 x>7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4x < 28 x<28/4 x>7 -4(7)<28 -28<28 uderstand?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ops x<7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

These can be tricky. Here's the rule: do the same thing to both sides and whenever you have a step that involves multiplying or dividing by a negative value, switch the sign. So the problem is: -4x < 28 Divide both sides by -4, and because that's a negative value, switch the sign. So the result is: x>7 Hope that helps! (it's my first day on the site!)

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