Question

For the following inequality, find a solution for the variable. Show all of your work and use complete sentences to explain the solving process that you used to find a solution for the inequality. Be sure to include at least two terms from the word bank.

Word Bank
sum difference product quotient
equal variable solution inverse
add subtract multiply divide
more than less than greater than inequality
greater than or equal to less than or equal to equation negative


-9 x > 27

Answer 1

divide both sides by -9.

because of the negative sign of this multiplication factor the inequality changes from "greater than" to "less than".

x < -3

that is the solution to this inequality.