Which of the following, if substituted for y, would make the following inequality a true statement?
–14 < y – 12?
a. –2
b. 2
c. –10
d. –40

- 14 < y - 12
+12       +12
-2    < y

y should be more than -2 to make the statement true.
Among the choices, only b. 2 is the answer that will make the inequality true.

-14 < 2 - 12
-14 < -10