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Please help me Solve -2a -5>3

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Answer:

a < -4

Explanation:

Step 1: Write out inequality

-2a - 5 > 3

Step 2: Add 5 to both sides

-2a > 8

Step 3: Divide both sides by -2

a < -4

Here, we can see that any value of a less than -4 works. So a could be -124 or -5, or even -1271293587923857 and it would work.

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