Answer
It does not make sense.
Work Step by Step
It does not make sense. Since simplifying the left side implies $$ 5 - 3(x + 2)=5-3x-6=-1-3x.$$
That is the inequality becomes
$$-1-3x\gt 10x.$$
Which is not the same as $2x + 4\gt 10x$.
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Solving Linear Inequalities - Exercise Set - Page 265: 80
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