Raymond B. answered 03/30/21
Math, microeconomics or criminal justice
y>-5 is the correct answer
when you divide (or multiply) by a negative number, it reverses the direction of the inequality.
Trevor K.
asked 03/29/21I was doing a math question and it was -8y < 40. I divided -8 on both sides and got y < -5 and it said that I was wrong. What did I do wrong?
Raymond B. answered 03/30/21
Math, microeconomics or criminal justice
y>-5 is the correct answer
when you divide (or multiply) by a negative number, it reverses the direction of the inequality.
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