5-2x<9
and
1-x<4x<_7-x
5-2x<9 subtract 5 from both sides
-2x < 4 divide both sides by -2 and reverse the inequality sign
x > -2
1-x<4x<7-x the idea here is to just get "x" in the middle by itself......add x to everything
1 < 5x < 7 divide everything by 5
1/5 < x < 7/5