SOLUTION: I have have an inequality word problem from a worksheet, could someone show me how the problem should be written so I can solve it thanks... The sum of a number and 81 is greater

Question 153192: I have have an inequality word problem from a worksheet, could someone show me how the problem should be written so I can solve it thanks...
The sum of a number and 81 is greater than the product of 3 and that number.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sentence "The sum of a number and 81 is greater than the product of 3 and that number" translates to

Start with the given inequality.

Subtract from both sides.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the left side.

Divide both sides by to isolate . note: Remember, the inequality sign flips when we divide both sides by a negative number.

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the answer is

Which approximates to
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