SOLUTION: The product of 5 and the sum of a number and 8 is less than thirty times a number. Find the number

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Question 873999: The product of 5 and the sum of a number and 8 is less than thirty times a number. Find the number
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5(n+8) < 30n
5n + 40 < 30n
40 < 25n
40/25 < n
n > 8/5
n > 1.6