SOLUTION: Eight less than the product of - 3 and a number is greater than - 26. Write and solve an inequality to represent this relationship.

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Question 1162735: Eight less than the product of - 3 and a number is greater than - 26.
Write and solve an inequality to represent this relationship.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This description is written in English in such a way that you translate directly into an inequality. What trouble do you have with this?
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Something less than another thing: something%3Canotherthing
Something greater than another thing: something%3Eanotherthing


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Eight less than the product of - 3 and a number is greater than - 26.
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Let the number be n.
-3n-8%3E-26
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