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  • 06-09-2015
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explain the error: is the stepped-out solution correct?

17 - 5y < 8y -9
-13y < -26
y < 2

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ayah1
ayah1 ayah1
  • 06-09-2015
(whenever you have an equality and you divide each side by a negative number you have to "switch the sign")

17 - 5y < 8y -9
-13y < -26  
y< 2 is incorrect , but y > 2 is the answer
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