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The product of a number and 7 is at most the difference of the number and 5. write an inequality and solve for the variable
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The product of a number and 7 is at most the difference of the number and 5. write an inequality and solve for the variable

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the inequality would be: 7n =< n - 5
(subtract n from both sides): -n -n

so then: 6n =< -5
(divide both sides by 6): 6n/6 =< -5/6

answer: n =< -5/6 OR n =< -0.83


Hope this helps :)
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