–(2 + 2x) – 2 6

Question

–(2 + 2x) – 2 > 6

austinl · Answer

Distribute the negative first. combine like terms. get numerals on one side variables on the other.

anonymous · Answer

$$–(2 + 2x) – 2 > 6$$ first distribute to get 
$$-2-2x-2>6$$

anonymous · Answer

okay that's what i got^

anonymous · Answer

then combine like terms, i.e. write 
$$-2x-4>6$$

anonymous · Answer

I got 2x>6

anonymous · Answer

oh no that is a mistake, lets go slow

anonymous · Answer

forget about the inequality for the moment
your first job is to take $–(2 + 2x) – 2 $ and remove the parentheses using the distributive law, then combine like terms

anonymous · Answer

$$-(2+2x)-2=-2-2x-2$$ is a first step
then since $-2-2=-4$ you get 
$$-2x-4$$

anonymous · Answer

now the inequality reads 
$$-2x-4>6$$

anonymous · Answer

solve this in two steps : add $4$ to both sides giving $-2x>10$ 
then divide by $-2$ and change the sense of the inequaltiy to finish with 
$$x<-5$$