How do you solve #p/5<8#?

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George C.
May 12, 2015

Given #p/5 < 8#, multiply both sides by 5 to get #p < 40#.

In general, you can perform any of the following operations on an inequality and retain its truth:

(1) Add or subtract the same value from both sides.
(2) Multiply or divide both sides by a positive number.
(3) Multiply or divide both sides by a negative number and reverse the inequality.

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