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a - 9 Give the fractions a common denominator. (2 and 3 both go into 6)
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a - 7 <

a - 9 Subtract <span>

a from both sides
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a - 9 Add 9 to both sides
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a Multiply both sides by 6 to cancel out the fraction
12 < a Flip the inequality to make it easier to read
a > 12</span>
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