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Is the inequality below sometimes, always, or never true?

-2(2x + 9) > -4x + 9

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Answer:

Never True

Explanation:

Is the inequality below sometimes, always, or never true? -2(2x + 9) > -4x + 9-example-1
User Personman
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-2(2x + 9) > -4x + 9
-2(2x) - 2(9) > -4x + 9
-4x - 18 > -4x + 9
+ 4x + 4x
-18 > 9

It is never true.
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