To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the < sign and the answer on the other.

-6a + 6 < -2 + 9a
-6a < -2 + 9a - 6
-6a - 9a < -2 - 6
-15a < -8
a < \( \frac{-8}{-15} \)
a < \(\frac{8}{15}\)

An equation is two expressions separated by an equal sign. The key to solving equations is to repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the equal sign and the answer on the other.

A line segment is a portion of a line with a measurable length. The midpoint of a line segment is the point exactly halfway between the endpoints. The midpoint bisects (cuts in half) the line segment.

A circle is a figure in which each point around its perimeter is an equal distance from the center. The radius of a circle is the distance between the center and any point along its perimeter. A chord is a line segment that connects any two points along its perimeter. The diameter of a circle is the length of a chord that passes through the center of the circle and equals twice the circle's radius (2r).

To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the equal sign and the answer on the other.

-2b + 3 = 2 + b
-2b = 2 + b - 3
-2b - b = 2 - 3
-3b = -1
b = \( \frac{-1}{-3} \)
b = \(\frac{1}{3}\)