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Solve the inequality. Enter the answer as an inequality showing the value of the variable to a number (like s < 1/2, or w > = 1)

-x/5 < -15

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x > 75

-x/5 < -15
First we multiply both sides by 5 to get rid of the denominator.
-x < -75
Then divide both sides by -1. When we divide by a negative, though, the direction of the inequality changes. So we’re going from “ -x is less than - 75 “ to “x is greater than 75”
x > 75
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