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If x and y are integers and x < y, how do the opposite of x and the opposite of y compare?

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Answer:


-x > -y

Explanation:

we know that


x< y ----> inequality A

The opposite of x is -x

The opposite of y is -y

Multiply the inequality A by -1 both sides

then


-x > -y

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If x and y are integers and x < y, how do the opposite of x and the opposite of-example-1
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