How do you solve $\frac{n - 11}{2} < - 6$ $(n-11)/2 <-6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-24T19:41:26

$n < - 1$ $n < -1$

Multiply both sides of the inequality by the common denominator, which in this case is 2.
$2 (\frac{n - 11}{2}) < 2 (- 6)$ $2 ( (n - 11)/2) < 2(-6)$

$n - 11 < - 12$ $n - 11 < -12$

$n < - 1$ $n < - 1$

How do you solve n−112<−6(n-11)/2 <-6?