alleryStart learning →When both sides of an inequality are divided by a negative number, what happens to the sign?
AIt stays the same
BIt becomes equality
CIt is removed
DIt is reversed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It is reversed
Division by a negative constant flips the order of the two sides, so the sign reverses.
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