Algebra Examples

$- 4 s < - 8$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 4 s < - 8$ by $- 4$ . When multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by a negative value, flip the direction of the inequality sign.

$\frac{- 4 s}{- 4} > \frac{- 8}{- 4}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Cancel the common factor of $- 4$ .

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Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 4 s}{- 4} > \frac{- 8}{- 4}$

Divide $s$ by $1$ .

$s > \frac{- 8}{- 4}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Divide $- 8$ by $- 4$ .

$s > 2$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Inequality Form:

$s > 2$

Interval Notation:

$(2, \infty)$