can someone help me with this math problem
-15x

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can someone help me with this math problem
-15x< 130    Solving Linear Inequalities

anonymous · Answer

Divide by -15 on each side and change the inequality sign

unklerhaukus · Answer

[you have to change the direction of the inequality sign when ever you mulitply or divide by a negative]

anonymous · Answer

okay can you break it down for me

unklerhaukus · Answer

-15x< 130
step 1 divide both sides by 15

-15x/15< 130/15

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now divide by -1

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answer

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much

unklerhaukus · Answer

what do you get after the first step?

-15x/15  <  130/15

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unklerhaukus · Answer

can you simplfy   -15x/15 ?

anonymous · Answer

i really dont understand math it is hard ? i would not know where to begin

anonymous · Answer

i don't understand it?

anonymous · Answer

Which part?

anonymous · Answer

how to find the answer

anonymous · Answer

-15x < 130
-15x / 15 < 130 / 15

anonymous · Answer

Do you mean you do not know how to do division?

anonymous · Answer

no i mean i did not know how to find the answer

anonymous · Answer

-x < 26 / 3
x > -26 / 3
The inequality changes sign whenever you multiply or divide by a negative number, which in this case it is multiplied by -1 or divided by -1.