Three times a number increased by four is less than -62.

Question

  I need an inequality and solve it.

Answer 1

We can write this expression algebraically using the following:

 

3x + 4 < -62

 

This is saying three times a number, x, when added to 4, is less than -62.  If we solve the inequality, we get:

 

3x + 4 < -62

3x < -66

x < -22

 

We know that x has to be less than -22 for the expression to be true.