Amy M.
answered 03/23/15
CalTech Grad, Software engineer with 30+ years experience.
2x-3<1
add 3
2x<1+3=4
2x<4
divide by 2
x<2
and 3x-1>2
add 1
3x>2+1=3
3x>3
divide by 3
x>1
the only thing tricky about inequalities is if you multiply or divide by a negative you flip the sign. Greater than becomes less than
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