SOLUTION: 5 times a whole number x subtracted from 62 the result is less than 40 .Find the three lowest values of x

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Question 1073753: 5 times a whole number x subtracted from 62 the result is less than 40 .Find the three lowest values of x
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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62-5x%3C40

62-40%3C5x
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22%3C5x
x%3E4%262%2F5

Since x must be from whole numbers, 8 4 will be too small. The three lowest whole numbers would be 9, 10, 11.
The three lowest whole numbers can only be 5, 6, 7.





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42%3C5x
42%2F5%3Cx
x%3E8%262%2F4

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 times a whole number x subtracted from 62 the result is less than 40 .Find the three lowest values of x
Correct answer: Three (3) lowest x values: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%225%2C%22%2C+%226%2C%22%2C+and%2C+7%29%29

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