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Forty is no greater than the difference of a number and 2

User Gurubelli
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40 (< or equal to) x-2 i think
User Loudrous
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This can be written as:

40 \leq n - 2

"No greater than" does not necessarily mean less than, but it just means it cannot go over. So equal to or less than.

"The difference of a number and 2" can be represented as "n - 2"

If you were to solve this inequality, you would end up getting:

42 \leq n or
n \geq 42

Hope this helps! :)
User BalzacLeGeek
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