SOLUTION: Translate the following into an inequality and solve: Triple a number decreased by 12 is no more than -9. what are the possibilites for this number?

Question 895208: Translate the following into an inequality and solve:
Triple a number decreased by 12 is no more than -9. what are the possibilites for this number?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Triple a number decreased by 12 is no more than -9" translates to the following inequality

Let's solve for x

So the possible values for this unknown number (x) is anything less than or equal to 1.
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