SOLUTION: Ninety-eight is at most three times the sum of a number x and five

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Question 751864: Ninety-eight is at most three times the sum of a number x and five
Answer by malglu(63) About Me  (Show Source):
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write 3 (x+5) is less then or equal to 98
so
3x +15 is less then o equl to 98
-15
3x is less then or equal to 83
divide by 3
x is less then or equal to 83/3