Question

Write y less than 21

Answer 1

I'm assuming you want us to translate the phrase into a mathematical inequality.

"y less than..." means the y variable is less than something. "... 12" Which is 12.

In mathematics we use the < symbol to indicate "less than"

So, y < 12 is the answer.

Answer 2

21-y

Explanation:

In mathematics the signs used for more than is + and for less than is -.

The question is asking us to write y less than 21 in mathematical statement form.

y less than 21 means 21-y,

Hence the mathematical statement for y less than 21 is 21-y.