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Marcie solved the following inequality, and her work is shown below:

−2(x − 5) − 12 ≤ 4 + 6(x + 3)
−2x + 10 − 12 ≤ 4 + 6x + 18
−2x − 2 ≤ 6x + 22
−8x ≤ 24
x ≤ −3

What mistake did Marcie make in solving the inequality?
She subtracted 6x from both sides when she should have added 2x.
She added 2 to both sides when she should have subtracted 22.
When dividing by −8, she did not change the ≤ to ≥.
She did not make a mistake.

User Rousseauo
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Answer: c

Step-by-step explanation: just did it

User Madiver
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So basically, all we have to do is change the signs when we multiply or divide by a negative so our answer is "When dividing by -8, she did not change the signs.


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