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20x-4x^{2}>0
Use the distributive property to multiply 4x by 5-x.
-20x+4x^{2}<0
Multiply the inequality by -1 to make the coefficient of the highest power in 20x-4x^{2} positive. Since -1 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
4x\left(x-5\right)<0
Factor out x.
x>0 x-5<0
For the product to be negative, x and x-5 have to be of the opposite signs. Consider the case when x is positive and x-5 is negative.
x\in \left(0,5\right)
The solution satisfying both inequalities is x\in \left(0,5\right).
x-5>0 x<0
Consider the case when x-5 is positive and x is negative.
x\in \emptyset
This is false for any x.
x\in \left(0,5\right)
The final solution is the union of the obtained solutions.