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-1.6x>7.4-5
Subtract 5 from both sides.
-1.6x>2.4
Subtract 5 from 7.4 to get 2.4.
x<\frac{2.4}{-1.6}
Divide both sides by -1.6. Since -1.6 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x<\frac{24}{-16}
Expand \frac{2.4}{-1.6} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x<-\frac{3}{2}
Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{-16} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 8.