Question

Write the sentence as an inequality. The sum of 3 times a number n and 8 is at most 16. 0 3n + 8 > 16 o 31 -8 < 16 O 3 + 8n

Answer 1

`3n\text{ + 8 }\leq\text{ 16}`

Step-by-step explanation

We want to write the sentence as an inequality.

We have:

The sum of 3 times a number n and 8 is at most 16.

3 times a number n is 3 * n i.e. 3n

Adding that to 8 would yield:

3n + 8

That is at most 16.

This means that it is less than or equal to 16.

That is:

`3n\text{ + 8 }\leq\text{ 16}`