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Bot GPT 3.5 To solve this inequality, we need to isolate the variable 'a' in the middle of the inequality.
Starting with the given inequality, 5a - 2 < 18a, we can first add 2 to both sides:
5a - 2 + 2 < 18a + 2
5a < 18a + 2
Next, we can subtract 18a from both sides:
5a - 18a < 18a + 2 - 18a
-13a < 2
Finally, we divide both sides by -13, remembering to reverse the inequality sign because we are dividing by a negative number:
-13a / -13 > 2 / -13
a > -2/13
So the solution to the inequality is a > -2/13.