How do you solve #-8 + 4a -12 > 2a +10#?

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Psykolord1989 .
Oct 11, 2017

Combine like terms and isolate the variable. #a>15#

Explanation:

#-8+4a-12>2a+10 -> 4a-20>2a+10#

Add 20 to both sides and subtract 2a from both sides.

#4a-20+20>2a+10+20 -> 4a>2a+30 -> 4a-2a > 2a-2a+30 -> 2a>30#

Divide both sides by 2.

#2a/2 >30/2 -> a>15#

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