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Plz solve this inequality -3(c+4)-2>7
plzz help meee

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First, distribute the -3.
-3c + (-12) - 2 > 7
-3c - 12 - 2 > 7
+2 +2
-3c - 12 > 9
+12 +12
-3c > 21
/-3 /-3
c < -7
We flip the inequality symbol like I just did when dividing by a negative.
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