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6x+16<-80+40x
Use the distributive property to multiply -10 by 8-4x.
6x+16-40x<-80
Subtract 40x from both sides.
-34x+16<-80
Combine 6x and -40x to get -34x.
-34x<-80-16
Subtract 16 from both sides.
-34x<-96
Subtract 16 from -80 to get -96.
x>\frac{-96}{-34}
Divide both sides by -34. Since -34 is negative, the inequality direction is changed.
x>\frac{48}{17}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-96}{-34} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out -2.