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When solving an equation, you are looking for a specific answer or answers. However, when solving inequalities, you are only looking for what an answer could be (for example, your answer could be less than 5 or greater than 32).

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In solving inequalities, you use many of the same steps as in equations. However, a few additional considerations apply. For example, care must be take when multiplying or dividing the inequality - if you multiply with a negative number, the direction of the inequality is reversed.

Example: -x < -2x + 15 -3x < 15 x > -5 Note that the "less than" was replaced with a "greater than" in the last step!

When multiplying or dividing by a variable (or by a variable expression), you may have to separately consider both cases: that the variable is positive, and that it is negative.

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Q: What is the Difference between solving equations and inequalities?
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