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Apply multiplication property of inequality: Multiply each side by 2.
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(Cancel common terms)
Distribute terms using distributive property: a( b + c) = ab + ac.
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(Multiply:
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Apply subtraction property of inequality: Subtract 12 from each side.
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(Apply Additive inverse property:
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(Subtract:
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Apply subtraction property of inequality: Subtract 3t from each side.
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Apply commutative property of addition:
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(Subtract:
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(Apply Additive inverse property:
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Apply division property of inequality: Divide each side by 3.
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(Cancel common terms)
(Divide:
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Graph the solution set on a number line..gif\")
Note: A circle means that this point is not included in the solution set.
The solution set is
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