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Ahh I’m confused can anyone help :)

Ahh I’m confused can anyone help :)-example-1

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Bring the x’s to one side and the numbers to the other, as if it were an equal sign, not an inequality.

4x+10 > 2x+5
4x-2x > 5-10
2x > 5
X > 2.5

In the case where u have to multiply by a negative number, change the direction of the inequality sign.

Eg.

-2x > 4
2x < -4
X < -2
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