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john says that if one side of an inequality is 0 you dont have to reverse the inequality symbol when you multiply or divide both sides by a negative number find an inequality that you can use to disprove johns statement explain your thinking

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w = 4

-5w < 0 (-20 < 0) =true
divide both sides by -5
w < 0 (4 < 0) =not true =Johns statement proven wrong
User Pavel Oganesyan
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