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5p-5>6p-7
Use the distributive property to multiply 5 by p-1.
5p-5-6p>-7
Subtract 6p from both sides.
-p-5>-7
Combine 5p and -6p to get -p.
-p>-7+5
Add 5 to both sides.
-p>-2
Add -7 and 5 to get -2.
p<\frac{-2}{-1}
Divide both sides by -1. Since -1 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
p<2
Fraction \frac{-2}{-1} can be simplified to 2 by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.