Twice the difference of a number and 5 is at least 27

Question

Translate the sentence into an inequality

Answer 1

Hi Lavarcia,

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

Then the words "the difference of a number and 5" would be represented as: (x -5)

Next, the word "twice" the difference would be represented as: 2(x- 5)

The words "is at least 27" would be represented as : > 27

Combining all of these gives us the following inequality:

2(x - 5) > 27