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Translate the sentence into an inequality

Three times the sum of a number and 16 is at most -30

Use b as the unknown number

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Answer:

b ≤ -26

Explanation:

3(b+16) ≤ -30

3b + 48 ≤ -30

3b ≤ -78

b ≤ -26

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