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The inequality is \"\".

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Apply multiplication property of inequality: Multiply each side by 6.

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\"\"           (Cancel common terms)

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\"\"     (Apply distributive property: (b + c)a = ba + ca)

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\"\"            (Multiply: \"\")\"\"

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Apply addition property of inequality: Add 4 to each side.

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\"\"      (Apply additive inverse property: \"\")

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\"\"            (Apply additive identity property: \"\")

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\"\"                  (Add: 12 + 4 = 16) \"\"

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Apply addition property of inequality: Add 30x to each side.

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Apply commutative property of addition: a + b = b + a.

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\"\"               (Apply additive inverse property: \"\")

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\"\"                     (Apply additive identity property: \"\")

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\"\"                             (Add: 2x + 30x = 32x)\"\"

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Apply division property of inequality: Divide each side by 32.

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\"\"                               (Cancel common terms)

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\"\"                                (Divide: \"\")\"\"

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Check:

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To check, substitute three different values for x into the original inequality: 0.5, a number less than 0.5, and greater than 0.5.

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Let three values are \"\".

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If \"\" then \"\" (This is false)

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If \"\" then \"\" (This is true)

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If \"\" then \"\" (This is true).\"\"

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The inequality solution set is  \"\".