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Simplify, solve, and graph the inequality: -2 (2 + 6) > -48

Simplify, solve, and graph the inequality: -2 (2 + 6) > -48-example-1
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-2(x + 6) > -48

=> -2x - 12 > -48

=> -2x > -48 + 12

=> -2x > -36

divide both sides by 2

=> -x > -18

divide both sides by negative sign (this will reverse the equality sign)

=> x < 18

Simplify, solve, and graph the inequality: -2 (2 + 6) > -48-example-1
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