Six less than the product of a number n and 1/4 is no more than 97

Answer 1

Hi Alaysiah,

These problems are a little tricky until you get the hang of them. These English words actually translate to mathematical symbols.

So to start, "six less than the product" means that I am subtracting 6 from the product. "Product" means multiplication. "Is no more than" means this is an inequality with a max of 97, i.e., ≤ 97. Putting this all together, we have

n(1/4) - 6 ≤ 97

n/4 - 6 ≤ 97

n/4 ≤ 103

n ≤ 103(4)

n ≤ 412

Hence, your number is not allowed to be greater than 412. Anything that is 412 or below is completely fine!

Hope this helps! :)