8w + 4 > 12
-4 -4
8w > 8
/ /
8 8
w > 1
W is anything less than 1.
- 4 - 4 subtract -4 to both sides.
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[tex]\frac{8w}{8}[/tex] > [tex]\frac{8}{8}[/tex] divide 8 to both sides, 8's will cancel on the left side.
[tex]w[/tex] > [tex]1[/tex]