1)subtract 2 from both sides -x<3x-6-2 2)subtract 3x from each side -x-3x<-6-2 3)combine like terms (distributive property) -4x<-8 4)divide each side by -4 x<2 *you may switch around the greater than/less than sign in step 4 depending on your teacher Hope this could help! <3 Sofie