Treat the 'more than or equal to' sign as a '=' then work it out like an ordinary algebraic equation. 2(4x-3) = -3(3x)+5x 8x-6 = -9x+5x -6 = -9x+5x-8x -6 = -12x -6/-12 = x 1/2 = x Then swap the '=' back for the other sign. This works for all of the '<' type signs
