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6a-2-7a>-5
Subtract 7a from both sides.
-a-2>-5
Combine 6a and -7a to get -a.
-a>-5+2
Add 2 to both sides.
-a>-3
Add -5 and 2 to get -3.
a<\frac{-3}{-1}
Divide both sides by -1. Since -1 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
a<3
Fraction \frac{-3}{-1} can be simplified to 3 by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.