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Three times a number increased by four is at least sixteen

User Dodbrian
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Hi there!

To write this as an equation:

Let x equal the number.

3x + 4 > 16

If we wanted to solve the inequality, we need to simplify.

3x + 4 > 16
3x > 12
x > 4

Hope this helps!
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