Posted by robbie on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 8:48pm.
subtract 6y from each side
y-6<-1
add 6 to each side
y<5
7y - 6 < 6y -1
7y - 6y < -1 + 6
y < 5
notice I performed the same steps as I would for an ordinary equation.
The only exception is, ...
"When you multiply or divide both sides by a negative, the inequality sign has to be reversed"
e.g.
if you had
-3x > 12
then
x < -4 , ( I divided both sides by -3 )
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