Question

Enter an inequality that represents the phrase "the sum of 4 and y is less than 6." Draw a graph that represents the inequality.

Answer 1

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Answer:

  4 + y < 6

  see attached for a graph

Step-by-step explanation:

The English description "the sum of A and B" is written symbolically as ...

  A + B

The symbol for "is less than" is <.

Then "the sum of 4 and y is less than 6" will be written ...

  4 + y < 6

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The solution to this is found by subtracting 4 from both sides of the inequality:

  4 +y -4 < 6 -4

  y < 2 . . . . . . . . . simplified solution

The graph of this is a number line with an open circle at y=2, and shading to the left of that point, where values on the number line are less than 2.