document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12335>Question 12335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three more than five times a number is less than 18. Find the largest integer for which this is true. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3 more than= +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 times a number=5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 more than 5 times a number=5x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+3<18       <--subtract 3 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3-3<18-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x<15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 5 is greater than x, then x can be 4, 3, 2, 1, -1, -2, -3,...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "of the choices, 4 is the greatest integer. <BR>\n" );
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