-9/8x greater than -5/16

Answer 1

What is your question?

-9/8x > -5/16

-18/16x > -5/16

Multiply both sides by -16. (Multiplying/dividing by a negative reverses the carat.)

18x < 5

x < 5/18

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Answer 2

-(9/8)x >or= -5/16
Multiply both sides by -8/9 and reverse the direction of the >
x <or= 5/18

Answer 3

Forget the = in my answer.