SOLUTION: Twelve times a number decreased by 1/20 of the number is less than 3250. What is the number?

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Question 392732: Twelve times a number decreased by 1/20 of the number is less than 3250. What is the number?
Answer by rfer(12662) About Me  (Show Source):
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12x-1/20<3250
x < 29.17