Respuesta :

First, distribute the -3.
-3c + (-12) - 2 > 7
-3c - 12 - 2 > 7
             +2    +2
-3c - 12 > 9
      +12    +12
-3c > 21
/-3     /-3
c < -7
We flip the inequality symbol like I just did when dividing by a negative.