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27 February, 19:53

Describe and correct the error in writing the verbal sentence as an equation or an inequality.

14. the sum of a number n and 4 is no more than 13.

n+4<13

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  1. 27 February, 20:13
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    n+4 is less than or equal to (symbol) 13
  2. 27 February, 20:14
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    So the error here is that they used the < (less than) symbol instead of the ≤ (less than or equal to) symbol. With this verbal sentence, "no more than 13" implies that it can be 13, but cannot go past that.

    The correct inequality is: n + 4 ≤ 13.
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