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-36>6x+12 please help

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The given expression is

- 36 > 6x + 12

By subtracting 12 from both sides of the inequality, we have

- 36 - 12 > 6x + 12 - 12

- 48 > 6x

Dividing both sides of the inequality by 6, we have

- 48/6 > 6x/6

- 8 > x

We can write this as

x < - 8

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