Question

Translate this phrase into an inequality. The sum of 2 consecutive numbers is at most the difference between nine times the smaller and 5 times the larger.

Answer 1

The sum of 2 consecutive numbers is at most the difference between nine times the smaller and 5 times the larger.

two consecutive numbers: n, n+1

is at most < =

n+ (n+1) <=9n- 5( n+1)