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-3(x - 2) > 24
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Answer:

-3x+6>24

-3x>24-6

-3x>18

-3x/-3 <18/3

x<-6

User Rimon
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Answer:

x<-6

Explanation:

1) -3x+6>24 (distribute)

2) -3x>18 (Cancel out 6 and subtract on both sides)

3) ×<-6 (Divide -3 by itself and 18, make sure to switch the sign to the opposite because you are dividing by a negative.)

hope this helps!

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