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-13>-5x+2>-28

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Answer:

3 < x < 6

Explanation:

You can subtract 2 from all parts of the inequality:

-13 -2 > -5x +2 -2 > -28 -2 . . . . subtract 2

-15 > -5x > -30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . simplify

Now, you can divide by -5. This will reverse the sense of the comparisons:

-15/-5 < -5x/-5 < -30/-5 . . . . . . divide by -5

3 < x < 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . simplify

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You can do the same operations after you divide the compound inequality into two simple inequalities:

-13 > -5x +2

-15 > -5x . . . . . subtract 2

3 < x . . . . . . . . divide by -5

and

-5x +2 > -28

-5x > -30

x < 6

Then the inequalities 3 < x and x < 6 can be combined into one compound inequality:

3 < x < 6

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