<PRE><B>Question 427196</B>



20x - 3(7x + 6) &lt; -8x + 16
20x - 21x - 18 &lt; -8x + 16 {used distributive property}
-x - 18 &lt; -8x + 16 {combined like terms}
-x &lt; -8x + 34 {added 18 to both sides}
7x &lt; 34 {added 8x to both sides}
x &lt; 34/7 {divided both sides by 7}
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