You want to start this problem by handling the parentheses and distributing the 12. So 16x > 12(2x - 6) - 24 would become... So 16x > 24x - 72 - 24 Next you would combine like terms... So 16x > 24x - 96 Then to get rid of the negative you would add 96 to both sides... So 16x + 96 > 24x After that you would subtract 16x from both sides... 96 > 8x Lastly, divide by 8 to get x. 12 > x
