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8.95x<75-17.5
Subtract 17.5 from both sides.
8.95x<57.5
Subtract 17.5 from 75 to get 57.5.
x<\frac{57.5}{8.95}
Divide both sides by 8.95. Since 8.95 is positive, the inequality direction remains the same.
x<\frac{5750}{895}
Expand \frac{57.5}{8.95} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.
x<\frac{1150}{179}
Reduce the fraction \frac{5750}{895} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.