Why does the inequality sign have to be flipped when multiplying and dividing by a negative number like in −2x > 10?

The difference of three and the reciprocal of a number is equal to the quotient of 20 and the number. find the number.

Which statement shows that 6.24 is a rational number? a. 6.24 = 6.242424 b. 6.24 = 6.24 c. 6.24 = 68⁄33 d. 6.24 = 66⁄25

Statements reasons 1. ab ? cd; ad ? bc 1. given 2. ac ? ac 2. reflexive property 3. ? adc ? ? cba 3. ? 4. ? dac ? ? bca; ? acd ? ? cab 4. cpctc 5. ? dac and ? bca are alt. int. ? s; ? acd and ? cab are alt. int. ? s 5. definition of alternate interior angles 6. ab ? cd; ad ? bc 6. converse of the alternate interior angles theorem 7. abcd is a parallelogram 7. definition of parallelogram what is the missing reason in step 3?