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when 2 is added to five times a number, the result is less than 13 .find the greatest whole number that satisfies the statement​

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

The text translates to:

5x + 2 < 13

which simplifies to

x < 11/5

the greatest integer that does this is 10/5, a.k.a. 2

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