Skip to main content
Solve for x
Tick mark Image
Graph

Similar Problems from Web Search

Share

3-2\left(x+3\right)>5
Divide 6 by 3 to get 2.
3-2x-6>5
Use the distributive property to multiply -2 by x+3.
-3-2x>5
Subtract 6 from 3 to get -3.
-2x>5+3
Add 3 to both sides.
-2x>8
Add 5 and 3 to get 8.
x<\frac{8}{-2}
Divide both sides by -2. Since -2 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x<-4
Divide 8 by -2 to get -4.