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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What would be your first step in solving –3x > 0?

zepdrix (zepdrix):

\[\Large\rm -3x\gt 0\]We want to isolate our x. x is being multiplied by -3. In order to get x alone, we must do the inverse of whatever is being applied to it. The inverse of multiplication is division. So we'll divide each side by -3, k?

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Do you remember what happens when you divide a `negative number` across an inequality?

zepdrix (zepdrix):

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