SOLUTION: Two-thirds of a number is less than eight. Find the largest integer that will satisfy the inequality. A. 12 B. 11 C. 10 D. 13

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Question 169837: Two-thirds of a number is less than eight. Find the largest integer that will satisfy the inequality.
A. 12
B. 11
C. 10
D. 13
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two-thirds of a number is less than eight. Find the largest integer that will satisfy the inequality.
A. 12
B. 11
C. 10
D. 13

First find: two-thirds of x is eight. Once you do that, the solution to: "Two-thirds of a number is less than eight" would be any number less than x.

%282%2F3%29x=8
%282%2F3%29x%2A%283%2F2%29=8%283%2F2%29
x=12

"Two-thirds of a number is less than eight"---the number is less than x, which is 12, so it would anything 11 and under.

So the largest integer to satisfy that would be 11.