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x-5-2x>1
Subtract 2x from both sides.
-x-5>1
Combine x and -2x to get -x.
-x>1+5
Add 5 to both sides.
-x>6
Add 1 and 5 to get 6.
x<-6
Divide both sides by -1. Since -1 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.