Answer
$x \gt -5$
Work Step by Step
Combine like terms on the left side of the equation:
$-2x + 2 \lt 12$
Subtract $2$ from each side of the inequality to isolate the constants on one side of the inequality:
$-2x \lt 10$
Divide each side by $-2$ to solve for $x$. When we divide by a negative number in an inequality, we switch the sign to the opposite sign:
$x \gt -5$
