SOLUTION: -8(2a-4)>-64

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Question 529351: -8(2a-4)>-64
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-8%282a-4%29%3E-64 Start with the given inequality.


-16a%2B32%3E-64 Distribute.


-16a%3E-64-32 Subtract 32 from both sides.


-16a%3E-96 Combine like terms on the right side.


a%3C%28-96%29%2F%28-16%29 Divide both sides by -16 to isolate a. note: Remember, the inequality sign flips when we divide both sides by a negative number.


a%3C6 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the solution is a%3C6


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