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Answer:

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Explanation:

You want the solution to the inequality -12x < -48 shown on a number line.

Solution

The solution to the inequality is found by dividing by the x-coefficient

-12x < -48

x > 4 . . . . . . . divide by -12

When working with inequalities, you need to know that multiplying or dividing by a negative number reverses the inequality symbol.

Graph

The value x=4 is not included in the solution set, so an open circle is plotted at that point. All values of x greater than x=4 are included in the solution set, so the number line is shaded to the right of the open circle.

The graph of the solution is shown in the attachment.

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Additional comment

Often, you can avoid multiplying or dividing an inequality by a negative number by rearranging it. Here, adding 12x+48 to both sides makes it be ...

48 < 12x

Now, you can divide by 12 without worrying about the inequality symbol:

4 < x . . . . . same as above

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