How do you solve $33 – 2a > 7$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-30T22:54:30

You solve it just as you would solve an equation.

$33-2a > 7$

Subtract 33 from each side to isolate $2a$ .

$-2a > 7-33$

Subtract $33$ from $7$ .

$-2a > -26$

Multiply each side of the inequality by $-1$ to make $2a$ positive.

$2a < 26$

Divide each side by two to find the value of $a$ .

$a<13$

How do you solve 33 – 2a > 733 – 2a > 7?