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Please give me a short explanation of Inequalities with variables on both sides

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In an equation or inequality, the unknown value is the variable. If the variable is on both sides, an example could be like the one shown below

2a + 6 > a - 12

To solve, we need to move the variable to one side. We have

2a - a > - 12 - 6

a > - 18

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