Solve, showing all steps: 3 - 5x -8

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Solve, showing all steps:  3 - 5x > -8

anonymous · Answer

I couuld guide you on how to solve it.

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry. If I do that, I could get reported. Believe me, I would but rules are rules.

anonymous · Answer

$$3-5x >8$$

-8 to both sides of the equation.

5/5=-5x/5

x = ?

anonymous · Answer

Solve that and you got your answer.

anonymous · Answer

Tell me what you got before you leave.

anonymous · Answer

-8-3=-11
-11/-5
x<2.2

anonymous · Answer

Is that your new equation or is that your answer?

anonymous · Answer

anwser

anonymous · Answer

The sign is correct. It is less than. However, the answer is incorrect. 

Solve this:

$$\frac{ 5 }{ 5 }=\frac{ -5x }{ 5 }$$

anonymous · Answer

Basic cross multiplication. Tell me what you get.

anonymous · Answer

@rashional

anonymous · Answer

25=-25

anonymous · Answer

You know how to cross multiply correct? 

That's incorrect. 

This is the answer:

$$x<1$$

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry this is the answer: 

$$x <-1$$

anonymous · Answer

@rashional

anonymous · Answer

thats the final anwser and is that the full way of solvin it cross mult-

anonymous · Answer

On what you did?

anonymous · Answer

what you did

anonymous · Answer

Yes, I kinda showed you the steps.

I subtracted -8 to both sides of the equation and got 5=-5x. After that, divide -5x to 5, and you'll end up with $$x <-1$$

anonymous · Answer

and thats it

anonymous · Answer

You understand why I flipped the sign?

anonymous · Answer

Yes.

anonymous · Answer

@rashional

anonymous · Answer

so after you did 5/5=-5x/5 you got x < -1

anonymous · Answer

Correct.

anonymous · Answer

yes i get it now thanks

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