You gave no options but the simplest way to solve this is to set it equal to all of the answers to see if it is correct.
-2x + 12 < - 4......subtract 12 from both sides
-2x + 12 - 12 < -4 - 12....simplify
-2x < -16...divide both sides by -2, changing the inequality sign
(-2/-2)x > -16/-2....simplify
x > 8
Writing this problem in symbols instead of in words greatly simplifies it:
(2 2/3) * (1 1/5) * (1 1/2)
Write each quantity (inside each set of parentheses) as an improper fraction:
(8/3) * (6/5) * (3/2)
Now multiply the numerators thru: 8*6*3 / 3*5*2
Notice that we can reduce this by dividing the 8 by the 2 and dividing the 6 by the 3: 4*3*3 36
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