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Math question - 3 x -2 > 10

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-3x - 2 > 10 add 2 to both sides

-3x > 12 change the signs

3x < -12 divide both sides by 3

x < -4

User Michelemarcon
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Answer:

x < 4

Explanation:

- 3 x -2 > 10

Add 2 to each side

-3x-2+2 > 10+2

-3x>12

Divide by -3. Remember to flip the inequality since we are dividing by a negative.

-3x/-3 < 12/-3

x < 4

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