SOLUTION: Write and solve an inequality. Three tenth more than the product of -4 and a number is less than 11.98. What could the number be?

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Question 831543: Write and solve an inequality. Three tenth more than the product of -4 and a number is less than 11.98. What could the number be?
Answer by JulietG(1812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the unknown number.
-4x + 3/10 < 11.98
Subtract 3/10 from each side (which is the same as 0.3)
-4x < 11.68
Divide each side by -4
x < -2.92
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x can be any number less than -2.92

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