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Explain how solving -7y > 161 is different from solving 7y > -161.

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Both inequalities use the division property to isolate the variable, y. When you divide by a negative number, like –7, you must reverse the direction of the inequality sign. When you divide by a positive number, like 7, the inequality sign stays the same. The solution to the first inequality is y > -23, and the solution to the second inequality is y <>

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what the person above me said is correct :)

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