Chapter 3 - Solving Inequalities - 3-3 Solving Inequalities Using Multiplication or Division - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 182: 54

$ u \gt -1/2$

We need to get the variable alone. In order to cancel out multiplication, we use division, so we divide both sides of the inequality by -8. However, because we divide by a negative, we must flip the inequality sign. Thus, we obtain that $ u \gt -1/2$.