8x + 12 > 7x + 2 for x
Get all the x-terms to one side and all the numbers to the other.
Subtract 7x from both sides:
8x - 7x + 12 > 7x - 7x + 2
x + 12 > 2
Subtract 12 from both sides:
x + 12 - 12 > 2 - 12
x > -10
8x+12>7x+2
x+12>2
x>2-12
x>-2