Five times the smaller of two whole numbers is less than one-fourth the large number, if the value of the larger number is 84, what is the largest possible value of the smaller?

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anonymous · Answer

welll they said 5 times a smaller number (lets say x, is less than 1/4 the larger number (84)=21 
$$5x<21$$solve for x, and you can obviously see this wont come out even so they ask for the largest possible whole number.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you. I didn't know how to set it up.

anonymous · Answer

i got $$x <4.2$$ 
so is the largest possible value of the smaller 4.1?

anonymous · Answer

Do you have to enter it into an answer box>?

anonymous · Answer

oh its 4 since thats the cset largest whole numer, remember a whole number is one without any fraction or decimal addens