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If 60 - y <20, then y could be?

User Pritha
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any number 41 and below
User Martinus
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First solve the inequality to get y alone:
60 - y < 20
-y < -40 (subtract both sides by 60)
y > 40 (multiply both sides by -1)

So Y could be equal to any number that is above 40 (not including 40 itself)

For example, Y could be equal to 50.
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