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Maintaining Inequality Direction in Maintenance Schedules

A maintenance supervisor uses the inequality 7r70{}-7r \leq -70 to determine the minimum number of required equipment inspections, rr, per month. To solve for rr, the supervisor divides both sides by 7{}-7. According to the principles of linear inequalities, what specific action must be taken with the inequality symbol during this step?

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