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    Inequalities are mathematical statements showing two quantities are not equivalent, unlike equations which show equivalence. When solving inequalities, the same processes are used as with equations except the inequality symbol reverses when multiplying or dividing by a negative number. This is proven by examples showing multiplying an inequality by a positive number keeps the symbol the same, but multiplying by a negative requires flipping the symbol to maintain a true statement.

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    Inequalities are mathematical statements showing two quantities are not equivalent, unlike equations which show equivalence. When solving inequalities, the same processes are used as with equations except the inequality symbol reverses when multiplying or dividing by a negative number. This is proven by examples showing multiplying an inequality by a positive number keeps the symbol the same, but multiplying by a negative requires flipping the symbol to maintain a true statement.

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    Inequalities are mathematical statements showing two quantities are not equivalent, unlike equations which show equivalence. When solving inequalities, the same processes are used as with equations except the inequality symbol reverses when multiplying or dividing by a negative number. This is proven by examples showing multiplying an inequality by a positive number keeps the symbol the same, but multiplying by a negative requires flipping the symbol to maintain a true statement.

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    Inequality: a mathematical statement that shows two quantities are ______ equivalent. Differences between Equations and Inequalities: Equations: contains an equal sign (=) shows 2 quantities as being equivalent Inequalities: contains an inequality symbol ( , , , , ) shows 2 quantities as being NOT equivalent when multiplying or dividing by a negative the inequality symbol reverses

    How to Solve an Inequality: Use the same processes as solving equations, except for negative rule when multiplying or dividing. Proving the Negative Rule: (multiplying) Is the statement 3 5 true? _________ Multiplying both sides by 2 results in the inequality 6 10 . Is this statement true? ___ Multiplying both sides by -2 results in the inequality 6 10 . Is this statement true? ____ Flipping the inequality symbol makes it 6 10 . Is this statement true?_____

    1) 2) 3) 4)

    Therefore when multiplying (or dividing) both sides of an inequality by a negative number, the inequality symbol must be reversed in order to keep it a true statement.

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