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What is the solution to the inequality 14 - 2(x+1)< -4

What is the solution to the inequality 14 - 2(x+1)< -4
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What is the solution to the inequality 14 - 2(x+1)< -4

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User Friso Kluitenberg
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Answer: x>8.

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14-2*(x+1) < -4\\ 14-2x-2 < -4\\12-2x < -4\\12-2x+4 < 0\\16-2x < 0\\16-2x+2x < 0+2x\\16 < 2x\\Divide \ both\ sides\ of \ the\ equation \ by \ 2:\\8 < x.

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