Write an inequality for the situation

Question

The sum of twice a number and 17 is no greater than 41.

Answer 1

Hi Andrea,

Let 's use the variable x to represent the number.

Then the words "twice a number" could be represented with: 2x

The words "sum of twice a number and 17" would be represented by: 2x + 17

The words "no greater than 41" would be represented: < 41

Combining all these expressions, we can create the following inequality:

2x + 17 < 41

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