SOLUTION: -2(x-4) + 6<0 (-2x+8)+6-6<0-6 -2x+8<-6 -2x+8-8<-6-8 -2x<-14 -2x divided by -2< -14 divided by-2 x <7 Is my son doing his inequalities correctly? Please help this Mom! Th

Question 386660: -2(x-4) + 6<0
(-2x+8)+6-6<0-6
-2x+8<-6
-2x+8-8<-6-8
-2x<-14
-2x divided by -2< -14 divided by-2
x <7
Is my son doing his inequalities correctly?
Please help this Mom!
Thanks!
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Everything except the last operation: x > 7. Whenever you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative number, the direction reverses.