SOLUTION: what is eight less than nine times a number is less than twenty

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Question 366860: what is eight less than nine times a number is less than twenty
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is eight less than nine times a number is less than twenty
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Let the number be "x":
9x-8 < 20
9x < 28
x < 28/9
x < 3.1111...
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Cheers,
Stan H.