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15 December, 22:21

A number x increased by 5 is less than - 16.

Translate the sentence into an inequality.

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  1. 15 December, 22:35
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    A number X is increased by 5, means that you are adding 5 to the number x, which is written as x + 5.

    Then that needs to be less than - 16, so the full equation becomes:

    x + 5 < - 16
  2. 15 December, 22:40
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    The answer to this problem is

    x+5 <-16
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