SOLUTION: five more than twice a number is at least 60

Question 387425: five more than twice a number is at least 60

Answer by gwendolyn(128) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, we have to put this into an inequality equation.
"Five more than" means "5+"
"Twice an number" means "2n," because we will use n as our variable.
"Is at least 60" means
When you combine these fragments, you get:

To solve this, first subtract 5 from both sides.

Then, isolate the variable by dividing by two.

This, as a decimal, is 27.5.

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