Translate into an inequality: The sum of 2 consecutive integers is at most the difference between nine times the smaller and 5

Question

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times the larger. a x+x+2 ≥9x-5(x+2)
b x+x+1 ≤9x-5(x+1)
c x+x+1 ≥ 9x-5(x+1)
d x+x+2 ≤9x-5(x+2)

2 answers:

mariarad [96] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-13T14:20:58+03:00

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The answer is b. "at most" means that x + (x + 1) must be smaller than or equal to the other side of the equation.

olga nikolaevna [1] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-13T15:34:53+03:00

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Work shown above! Answer would be b!