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Y + 3 > 5 step by step please

User David Cramer
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I WILL START BY GROUPING LIKE TERMS TO GETHER.

3 WILL GO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INEQUALITY TO 5 AND WILL CHANGE SIGN TO -3.

BE ALERT >< ONLY CHANGE DIRECTION WHEN YOU MULTIPLY OR DIVIDE BY A NEGATIVE NUMBER.

USING ADDITIVE INVERSE:


y + 3 - 3 > 5 - 3 \\ y > 2

ATTACHED IS THE SOLUTION