Question

Which inequality corresponds to the sentence "five less than the product of a number and 6 is at least 8"?

Answer 1

Answer:

6x - 5 ≥ 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Which inequality corresponds to the sentence "five less than the product of a number and 6 is at least 8"?

The inequality sign of

a) At least = greater than or equal to = ≥

Let us represent the number as = x

Hence: "five less than the product of a number and 6 is at least 8" can be written as:

= x × 6 - 5 ≥ 8

= 6x - 5 ≥ 8