Ineed to solve the inequality but the equal sign is confusing me, what do i do?

Solve -2(4y + 6) = 52. 5 -5 8 -8 and !

Divide. reduce the answer to lowest terms.5 2/3 ÷ 3 1/9

Players on the school soccer team are selling candles to raise money for an upcoming trip. each player has 24 candles to sell. if a player sells 4 candles a profit of$30 is made. if he sells 12 candles a profit of $70 is made. determine an equation to model his situation?