When solving an inequality, when do you reverse the inequality sign?

A) never

B) always

C) when there is a negative in the answer

D) when you multiply or divide both sides by a negative

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Mathematics

Elias

17 January, 18:35

When solving an inequality, when do you reverse the inequality sign?

A) never

B) always

C) when there is a negative in the answer

D) when you multiply or divide both sides by a negative

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Kelsie Hatfield · Answer 1

D. whenever you multiply or divide both sides by a negative

Jerome Serrano · Answer 2

The answer is D. To see why, forget about equations with variables and just look at some numbers:

3 < 5

That's obviously correct, right? Now multiply both sides by - 2:

3 * - 2 < 5 * - 2

-6 < - 10

That's not right, and you need to flip the to make it right:

-6 > - 10

The same thing applies to division.

When solving an inequality, when do you reverse the inequality sign?A) neverB) alwaysC) when there is a negative in the answerD) when you multiply or divide both sides by a negative

When solving an inequality, when do you reverse the inequality sign?

A) never

B) always

C) when there is a negative in the answer

D) when you multiply or divide both sides by a negative