Question 212441
{{{2x-9<8x+15}}}
Get all x terms alone on one side of the inequality:
1. Add -8x to both sides of the inequality:
{{{2x-8x-9<8x-8x+15}}}
2. Simplify:
{{{-6x-9<15}}}
3. Add +9 to both sides of the inequality:
{{{-6x-9+9<15+9}}}
4. Simplify:
{{{-6x<24}}}
5. Divide each side of inequality by -6. *NOTE* Whenever you multiply or divide each side of an inequality by a negative number, you must swap the inequality:
{{{highlight(x>-4)}}}
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