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01-02-2019
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How do you solve: 6-2x>-14

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03-02-2019

Pretend the > is an =

6 - 2x = -14
-6 -6
———————
-2x = -20 \ __divide both
-2 -2 / numbers by -2

x=10

Bring back the original symbol >
But since you divided by a negative number you have to flip the sign. Now you should have <
So the answer is x<10

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