What are the possible solutions for the following inequality? 2(x-3) - 4x >8

Moses Liao GZ asked Apr 22, 2023

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Answer:

x is less than -7

Explanation:

I'm not sure how to get the greater than or less than symbols, so I used the "greater/less than or equal to" symbols to represent those...

$2(x-3)-4x\geq 8\\2x-6-4x\geq 8\\2x-4x-6\geq 8\\-2x-6\geq 8\\-2x\geq 8+6\\-2x\geq 14\\x\geq -7\\x\leq -7$

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