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Doubling the quantity of a number decreased by six is less than negative thirty-six

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Hello there!

First we ust write an equation for this

2x - 6 < -36

to solve this, we must work backwards

-36 + 6 > 2x

-36 + 6 = -30

-30 > 2x

Now we must divide

-30/2 = -15

x < -15

I hope my answer was of assistance!

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