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14 < -2a + 6-2a
What is the inequality

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Answer:

a < -2.

Explanation:

14 < -2a + 6-2a

14 < -4a + 6

14 - 6 < -4a

-4a > 8

Divide both sides by -4:

a < -2.

Note that the inequality flips because we are dividing by a negative number.

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