Solve for $q$ : $2 q < 12$

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Solution

$2 q < 12$

To undo the multiplication we divide both side of the inequality by $2$ .

$2 q < 12$
$\Rightarrow \frac{2 q}{2} < \frac{12}{2}$

As $2$ is a positive number, the sign of inequality does not change.
$\frac{2 q}{2} < \frac{12}{2}$
$\Rightarrow q < 6$

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