Using the properties of inequalities: Subtract -2 from each side of the inequality -2 + x > 10 Remember -2 - -2 becomes -2 + 2 = 0 <u>- -2 + x > --2 </u>10 - -2 becomes 10 + 2 =12<u /> 0 + x > 12 So the final solution would be x > 12. Therefore x would have to be all numbers greater than 12. <u />