What would be your first step in solving –3x 0?
A.
multiply both sides by –3 and flip your sign
B.
divide both sides by –3 and flip your sign
C.
multiply both sides by 3 and flip your sign
D.
divide both sides by 3 and flip your sign

Question

What would be your first step in solving –3x > 0?
A.
multiply both sides by –3 and flip your sign
B.
divide both sides by –3 and flip your sign
C.
multiply both sides by 3 and flip your sign
D.
divide both sides by 3 and flip your sign

amonoconnor · Answer

If x is currently being multipliedy something, to "cancel" that out, and isolate the variable x, you do the opposite of what's creating the relationship between x and the given number, so... 
To undo multiplication— divide :)

amonoconnor · Answer

You can automatically ignore the last two choices, as they don't use numbers given in the problem.

amonoconnor · Answer

Do you have it narrowed down? :)