Multiply by 5: To isolate y, we need to eliminate the division by 5. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the inequality by 5.Calculation: y/5 < 2 becomes y < 2 \times 5 .Math error check: Multiplying both sides of an inequality by a positive number does not change the direction of the inequality.
Perform multiplication: Now we perform the multiplication to find the value of y.Calculation: y < 2 \times 5 becomes y < 10 .Math error check: 2×5 is indeed 10.
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