inequality help

[wary pike]

why dont i flip the sign here when im dividing with negatives

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[teal jetty]

It’s only dividing from negative x to make positive x

You just divided by 2?

[wary pike]

i divided by 2 to find 1x

[teal jetty]

Yes

That is positive division

Not negative

[wary pike]

oh so when the x is negative i have the flip the sign?

[covert kayak]

You hace to change sign whether divide or multiply by negative

[teal jetty]

Well you want to solve for 1x

[wary pike]

oh

because i only divided by 2

not -2

[teal jetty]

Yes

[wary pike]

thank you 👍

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