SOLUTION: Twice the difference of a number and 12 is at most 48. Let x represent the number and find all possible values for the number. a) x<_ 12 b) x_>12 c)x<_36 d)x_> 21

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Question 696971: Twice the difference of a number and 12 is at most 48. Let x represent the number and find all possible values for the number.
a) x<_ 12 b) x_>12 c)x<_36 d)x_> 21
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x = the number

2(x - 12) ≤ 48 {twice the difference of a number and 12 is at most 48}
x - 12 ≤ 24 {divided each side by 2}
x ≤ 36 {added 12 to each side}

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