The inequality is .

Apply subtraction property of inequality: Subtract 7 from each side.

               (Apply additive inverse property: )

                      (Apply additive identity property: )

                            (Subtract: )

Check:

To check, substitute a number less than 2 in .

                     (Substitute p = 1)

                            (Add: 1 + 7 = 8)

The inequality is true.

The inequality solution set is .