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7.5x<40-15
Subtract 15 from both sides.
7.5x<25
Subtract 15 from 40 to get 25.
x<\frac{25}{7.5}
Divide both sides by 7.5. Since 7.5 is positive, the inequality direction remains the same.
x<\frac{250}{75}
Expand \frac{25}{7.5} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.
x<\frac{10}{3}
Reduce the fraction \frac{250}{75} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 25.