Question

-4 < -2(2 + 7x) + 6(x + 8)

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Answer 1

`-4 < -2(2+7x)+6(x+8)\ \ \ \ |\text{use distributive property}\\\\-4 < (-2)(2)+(-2)(7x)+(6)(x)+(6)(8)\\\\-4 < -4-14x+6x+48\\\\-4 < (-14x+6x)+(-4+48)\\\\-4 < -8x+44\ \ \ \ |+4\\\\0 < -8x+48\ \ \ \ |+8x\\\\8x < 48\ \ \ \ |:8\\\\\boxed{x < 6}`