Question

Two and four tenths times a number minus three is greater than one and six tenths times the number minus four and one tenth

Answer 1

Let's first turn all the words into numbers:

Two and four tenths = 2.4

One and six tenths = 1.6

Four and one tenth = 4.1

Now lets represent "a number" as x.

Then translate the wording into a linear equation:

$2.4x-3>1.6x-4.1$

Simplify and isolate the variable:

$0.8x>-1.1$

Divide by 0.8

x>1.375 or x>1 3/8