Four more than twice a number is less than negative eighteen. Find all numbers that make this statement true.

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26 August, 08:21

Four more than twice a number is less than negative eighteen. Find all numbers that make this statement true.

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Marissa Mcconnell · Answer 1

You need to visualize this first. This in an equation would be 4+2x<-18. You first subtract - 4 to both sides. This would give you 2x<-22. Then you divide both sides by 2 to get x<-11. So any number less than - 11 would work. This means that - 12, - 13, - 14 and soon would work for x