SOLUTION: four times the sum of a number and five is less than six times the number. Find the smallest integer that satisfies the inequality.
So would it be written: 4(x+5)<6x
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So would it be written: 4(x+5)<6x
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Question 664965: four times the sum of a number and five is less than six times the number. Find the smallest integer that satisfies the inequality.
So would it be written: 4(x+5)<6x
I have tried substituting x with one and two but I keep getting the wrong answer. The answer is eleven but I do not know how to get there. Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, vleith:Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi,
four times the sum of a number and five is less than six times the number
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4(x + 5) < 6x
4x + 20 < 6x
20 < 2x 0r . Smallest 'Integer' that would work is x = 11
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