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12-8(3x-5)>-7x+29

Multiply out the parentheses and combine like terms. Then put all the "x" terms on one side of the > and the combined number on the other.

12 -24x + 40 > -7x + 29
52 - 29 > 24x - 7x
23 > 17x
23/17 > x
x < 23/17