Question

2 more than the product of -4 and a number x is less than 20 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Product of -4 and a number x   is  -4 * x = - 4x

-4x  + 2  < 20

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Turning the word problem into equations:

$-4x+2 = 20$

Subtracting 2 on both sides

$-4x+2 -2= 20 -2$

$-4x = 18$

Dividing by -4

$-4x/(-4) = 18/(-4)$

Considering that -4x/(-4) = x

Then the answer is x = -18/4 = - 9/2 = - 4 1/2