Translate the sentence into an inequality. Nine subtracted from the product of 4 and a number is greater than 17. Use the variable y for the unknown number.
Unknown variable = y
Nine subtracted from the product of 4 and a number is greater than 17
The appropriate algebraic equation is 2x = 3/4. To solve this for x, multiply both sides of this equation by (1/2), obtaining x = (1/2)(3/4) = 3/8 (answer)