Question 14 • CMS 2026-2027 NC Math 1 CREDIT RECOVERY
Distribute −4 across the parentheses: −32 + 12x ≥ 6x − 8. Subtract 6x from both sides and add 32 to both sides to get 6x ≥ 24, so x ≥ 4. The solution is “x is greater than or equal to 4,” choice A.
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