A number is at most fifteen

x ≤ 15

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a problem about inequality.

These are the inequality symbols:

> greater than

< less than

≥ greater than or equal to

≤ less than or equal to

Choose a variable for the number

let "x" be the number

"x" is maximum 15. This means "x" can be 15, 14 ... 2, 1, 0, - 1 etc ...

"x" cannot be 16, 17 ... any number greater than 15.

"x" is less than or equal to 15.

x ≤ 15

You might also see the answer like this:

15 ≥ x

It means the same thing because the "open" side is still facing "15". The "closed" side is still facing "x".

Although, the variable on the left side is standard formatting.