SOLUTION: find all numbers such that three times the number is less than the number plus 18. (write answer in set notation).
i can't figure out the answer. i came up with {x|x < -9}
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Question 131318: find all numbers such that three times the number is less than the number plus 18. (write answer in set notation).
i can't figure out the answer. i came up with {x|x < -9}
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, solver91311:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find all numbers such that three times the number is less than the number plus 18. (write answer in set notation).
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Let the number be "x".
INEQUALITY:
3x < x + 18
2x < 18
x < 9
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{x|x<9}
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Close, but no cigar. I can't figure out where you came up with the minus sign.
A number: x
Three times the number: 3x
The number plus 18: x + 18
Three times the number is less than the number plus 18:
Add -x to both sides:
Divide both sides by 2:
{x|x < 9}
You can do a sanity check on your answer by selecting a number less than 9 and inserting it into the original inequality to see if you get a true statement, and then selecting a number larger than 9 to see if you get a false statement
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