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A quality control technician is determining the safety range for a machine part using the compound inequality 5−3x≤−1{}5 - 3x \leq -1 or 8+2x≤5{}8 + 2x \leq 5. While solving the first inequality, 5−3x≤−1{}5 - 3x \leq -1, the technician subtracts 5 from both sides to get −3x≤−6{}-3x \leq -6. True or False: In the final step of this sub-problem, the technician must reverse the inequality sign from ≤\leq to ≥\geq because they are dividing both sides by the negative number -3.

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