SOLUTION: How would I do this Algebra problem? "Three times the sum of a number and seven is greater than five times the number less thirteen?"

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Question 239530: How would I do this Algebra problem? "Three times the sum of a number and seven is greater than five times the number less thirteen?"
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Let represent the number. Then the sum of a number an seven is: . Three times that is . Five times the number is , and less thirteen is then .

Put it all together:



Solve for the solution set interval. Remember to reverse the sense of the inequality if you multiply by a negative value.

John