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Question 204617: Can someone help me translate the following expression. Please show the steps so I can do the others on my own. Thanks!

Two plus three times a number is less than one-half of the number
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note: * means multiply


Here are some key words to look for: 'plus' means +, 'times' means *, 'a number' is 'x' (or some variable), 'is less' is <, 'of' means multiply (similar to 'times'). Putting all this together, we get: 

Two plus three times a number is less than one-half of the number
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 2   +    3     *      x           <          1/2    *      x


So we then get: 2+3x<(1/2)x

note: I removed the asterisks since 3x means 3*x


So the translated inequality is 2%2B3x%3C%281%2F2%29x


So I would get familiar with all the key words (there are many more) to help you in the translations.