SOLUTION: I am not sure how to answer this homework problem. It is an online math class, I am not sure of its origins. -2x+4>12

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Question 102361: I am not sure how to answer this homework problem. It is an online math class, I am not sure of its origins.
-2x+4>12

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2x+4>12
-2x>12-4
-2x>8
x<8/-2 [note dividing by a negative number reverses the < or > sign.
x<-4 answer.
proof let x=-4.1
-2*-4.1+4>12
8.2+4>12
12.2>12