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A procurement officer is solving the inequality 5x+1200400-5x + 1200 \leq 400 to stay within a quarterly budget for office supplies, where xx represents the number of units ordered. After simplifying the inequality to 5x800-5x \leq -800, the officer must divide both sides by 5-5 to solve for xx. True or False: In this final step, the inequality sign \leq must be reversed to \geq to maintain the correct solution.

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