-- Posted by Miss Prophetess at 5:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I know you've got to do the opposite in an equation, so a fraction would have to be multiplied. But multiplied by what? Can someone walk me through how to do them? Here are two examples: e/-4+8 < 1 t+3/2 < -8 I can do linear equations, but when the fractions are in there, I get stumped. I forget what to do with them. -- Posted by HXC at 5:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. -- Posted by hateitandloveit at 5:57 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 8:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. I SAW. (and lol'd) -- Posted by HXC at 5:58 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from hateitandloveit at 5:57 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 8:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. I SAW. you saw me cum? -- Posted by Miss Prophetess at 5:58 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 5:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. If you're so gay for math, why can't you help me? -- Posted by HXC at 5:59 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from Miss Prophetess at 5:58 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 5:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. If you're so gay for math, why can't you help me? too busy jerkin' it. -- Posted by hateitandloveit at 5:59 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from Miss Prophetess at 8:58 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 5:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. If you're so gay for math, why can't you help me? hahahahahaha -- Posted by asb at 11:44 am on Oct. 10, 2008 Quote: from hateitandloveit at 5:57 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 8:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME. I SAW. (and lol'd) I CONQUERED I assume you mean e/-4 + 8 < 1 rather than e/(-4+8) < 1 ... so take 8 from both sides e/-4 < -7 multiply both sides by -4 (remembering the inequality swaps when multiplying by a negative number) e > 28 et voila... -- Posted by Blue Baby at 7:46 pm on Oct. 10, 2008 please put parentheses -- Posted by Miss Prophetess at 11:04 am on Oct. 12, 2008 Quote: from asb at 11:44 am on Oct. 10, 2008 Quote: from hateitandloveit at 5:57 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 Quote: from HXC at 8:56 pm on Oct. 9, 2008 I CAME.    I SAW.    (and lol'd) I CONQUERED I assume you mean e/-4 + 8 < 1 rather than e/(-4+8) < 1 ... so take 8 from both sides e/-4 < -7 multiply both sides by -4 (remembering the inequality swaps when multiplying by a negative number) e > 28 et voila... Thanks... I remembered that when a fraction's in an equation, it must be multitplied.  But I didn't remember by what.  Now I know for sure it's the denominator.  I think I've got it now (hopefully, since the test is on Tuesday). Quote: from Blue Baby at 7:46 pm on Oct. 10, 2008 please put parentheses There weren't any parantheses in the problem as the way it was in the book.  I copied it down the way it was written. -- Posted by Blue Baby at 8:22 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 Quote: from Miss Prophetess at 2:04 am on Oct. 13, 2008 Quote: from Blue Baby at 7:46 pm on Oct. 10, 2008 please put parentheses   There weren't any parantheses in the problem as the way it was in the book.  I copied it down the way it was written. Yeah, they may not have but they are most likely written in a different way. Example: Is that   e ---- + 8 < 1 ----> (e/-4)+8 < 1 -4 or e ------- < 1 ? -----> e/(-4+8) < 1 -4 + 8