Translate the sentence into an inequality. Ten subtracted from the product of 4 and a number is at most 30

Answer 1

Ten subtracted from ...

(...) − 10

the product of 4 and a number (call it n)

4n − 10

is at most (less than or equal to) 30

4n − 10 ≤ 30

Answer 2

Here are the components:

so we have "ten subtracted from," which means subtracting 10 is going to happen later

"the product of" means multiplication

"a number" is an unknown amount, so let's give it a variable: x

and that x is multiplied by 4: 4 * x → 4x

And all of this is at most 30, so it can REACH as high as 30, but no more: ≥ 30

Put the pieces together, and we have:

4x - 10 ≥ 30