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  • Mar 19, 2008, 07:12 PM
    oo5rocks
    How do you do inequalities
    How do you do inequalities
  • Mar 20, 2008, 01:18 PM
    galactus
    Come on:rolleyes:.

    Give an example of where your problem lies.

    Why don't you just ask, "how do you do math?".
  • Oct 30, 2008, 03:41 PM
    chellyboo

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    B + 16 > -9
  • Oct 30, 2008, 03:44 PM
    chellyboo

    hello can anyone help me?? How do you work this thing?
  • Oct 31, 2008, 01:44 AM
    Unknown008

    This is a simple inequality, and so, solve it like any other equation, that is, subtract 16 from both sides, giving

    b > -25

    If it was like this:

    9 - 3b > 0

    Then,

    -3b > -9

    BUT

    b < 3

    You see, there was an inversion of the sign. This occurs when there is multiplication o division of a negative number.

    Hope it helped, though a bit late...
  • Nov 2, 2008, 03:07 PM
    em_03

    Do you still need help?

    You just solve for be... and when you divide by a negative the sign flips... does that make sense?

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