ILL GIVE MEDAL PLEASE

If you add 13 to four times a certain number, the sum is less than 265. Let x represent the number. Write an inequality that can be solved to find the value of x.

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ILL GIVE MEDAL PLEASE

If you add 13 to four times a certain number, the sum is less than 265. Let x represent the number. Write an inequality that can be solved to find the value of x.

anonymous · Answer

1. rewrite is as an equation 13+(4*x)<265

anonymous · Answer

13 + 4x < 265 
4x < 252 
x < 63

anonymous · Answer

13 + 4x < 265 

 Subtract 13 from both sides
4x<265−13

Simplify 265−13 to 252
4x<252

Divide both sides by 4
x<252/4

Simplify 252/4 to 63
x<63