SOLUTION: One half of the sum of a number and 6 is less than 25. What is the number? Thank You

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Question 139217This question is from textbook pre-algebra
: One half of the sum of a number and 6 is less than 25. What is the number?
Thank You This question is from textbook pre-algebra

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number x
%28x+%2B+6%29%2F2+%3C+25
multiply both sides by 2
x+%2B+6+%3C+50
subtract 6 from both sides
x+%3C+44 answer