What is the solution for this inequality?

8x

Question

What is the solution for this inequality?

8x  <  -32

anonymous · Answer

Divide both sides by 8. :)

anonymous · Answer

x < -4

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Answer this for me:

4x = 20

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

x=5

anonymous · Answer

okay answer
4x < 20

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Do you know what the answer is?

anonymous · Answer

is it x=5??

anonymous · Answer

Yeah! You see, all of these are just comparisons, treat them like = signs:
$$> \le \ge =$$

anonymous · Answer

Ok thanks

anonymous · Answer

The only thing is, when you divide by a - number, you flip the sign around.

anonymous · Answer

so -x > 4 comes out to
x < -4

anonymous · Answer

to multiply?

anonymous · Answer

Multiplying by a negative number has the same effect.

anonymous · Answer

ohhhh i see

anonymous · Answer

x/-1 > 4
x < -4

anonymous · Answer

It's all just comparing two things. 
X is larger than x.
x is equal to x.
x is smaller than X

anonymous · Answer

How do you determine which way the sign??

anonymous · Answer

The sign always eats the bigger number.

4 > 1
55 > -1
-1 > -5
4 < 30

anonymous · Answer

But some statements can be false, so if you're given something like:
2 + 1 > 4 + 5
3 > 9
Then the equation has no solution.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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