SOLUTION: Write the following statement in symbols, letting y represent the number:
"Three times a certain number is less than the square of the number."
I need help with this problem. I
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Question 221891: Write the following statement in symbols, letting y represent the number:
"Three times a certain number is less than the square of the number."
I need help with this problem. I obviously know that the first part is 3y (or ) but I dont know how to write out the rest of it. Please help.
Thank you
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write "is less than" using the symbol "<". Write "the square of the number" by writing "y^2"
So 3y < y^2
John
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