SOLUTION: Ten is at most the sum of one-half of a number and 21 plese translate into inequality

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Question 732978: Ten is at most the sum of one-half of a number and 21
plese translate into inequality

Found 2 solutions by checkley79, MathLover1:
Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10<=x/2+21
-x/2<=21-10
-x/2<=11
-x<=2*11
-x<=22
x>=-22 ans. note the sign change when dividing by a negative value.
Proof:
Let x=-21.9
10<=-21.9/2+21
10<=-10.95+21
10<=10.05

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if you have "Ten is at most", means ten is less and equal to
the sum of one-half of a number is of a number and , which is
then you put all together as:


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