SOLUTION: My son has to write an inequality using symbols for the statement. Three-fourths of a number is les than or equal to -6. We came up with, so far, 3/4n < -6 - pls

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Question 63021: My son has to write an inequality using symbols for the statement.
Three-fourths of a number is les than or equal to -6. We came up with, so far,
3/4n < -6
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pls advise
Answer by joyofmath(189) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You got it right.
You could simplify it, I don't know if that's required or not, by multiplying both sides by 4/3. Then you get n <= -6(4/3) or n <= -8