Question

Five times the difference of a number and 17 is at most 115. Let x represent the number and find all
possible values for the number.

Answer 1

HI

Answer 2

Hi there. Want to do this out step by step?

Answer 3

sure...that would be great!

Answer 4

Alright, so from the beginning: the difference of a number and 17 is what?

Answer 5

x - 17

Answer 6

I'll be back in a little bit, sorry! Try and see what you can figure out yourself.

Answer 7

Can someone help me??

Answer 8

Sure :)

Answer 9

Hey, stil there?

Answer 10

HI thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 11

yeah

Answer 12

If a number is “at most 115”, how would you represent the inequality associated?

Answer 13

Well, I'll let them take over

Answer 14

k

Answer 15

less than or equal to 115

Answer 16

Exactly, so how would you represent the whole equality? =)

Answer 17

Thank you @srossd.

Answer 18

x <= 115

Answer 19

Well, not really.
You have the difference of \(x\) and \(17\) less than or equal to \(115\).

Answer 20

k

Answer 21

So what did you get?

Answer 22

x < 6

Answer 23

Yes :)

Answer 24

\[x \le 6\]

Answer 25

oh thx... @ayushprasad

Answer 26

thanks for the tip!!!!

Answer 27

wait

Answer 28

Oh no.

Answer 29

so tell me ... how did u get the answere???

Answer 30

hi @srossd

Answer 31

\[5(x - 17) \le 115\]\[x - 17 \le 23\]Sorry...

Answer 32

Hi, just kept getting the little alerts for this post and got curious. I'll leave now :).