Solve the following inequality

Question

Solve the following inequality:

(-7/8) > (-3/16)

(Note: I am very confused on this)

Answer 1

-7/8 = -14/16 < -3/16

maybe there were some absolute value signs that were left out, accidentally?

l-7/8l > l-3/16l

7/8 > 3/16

but -7/8 < -3/16 multiply by a negative number and the inequality reverses direction

-(-7/8) > -(-3/16) negative times negative = positive

7/8 > 3/16

the inequality as written is false

as -7/8 is not greater than or equal to -3/16

Or maybe there was also a variable that was left out, as the inequality as written has nothing to solve. Just verify and confirm it as true or show it's false. It's false, as written. It's a contradiction, always false, never true.

You might also plot the two terms -7/8 and -3/16 on a real number line. the number to the left of the other is the smaller number

another way to view it is multiply by 16

-7/8 > or = -3/16

16(-7/8) > or = 16(-3/16)

2(-7) > or = -3

-14 > or = -3

while 14 is greater than 3,

-14 is less than -3

-14 > or + -3 multiply by -1, and reverse the inequality sign

14 < 3 is clearly false.

the inequality as written is always false.

plot -14 and -3 on a real number line

-14 is to the left of -3. the number on the left is the smaller number. -14<-3