Question

At the end of the first round in a quiz show, Jeremy has at most negative 20 points. Write an inequality that means “at most negative 20.”

Answer 1

The inequality would be x < -20 points, where x represents his number of points. The words "at most "mean that he can have up to and including -20 points. If we read this inequality, it tells us that the number of points he has is less or equal to -20 which is the same thing as saying "at the most" -20 points.