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Writing inequalities four more than three times a number, is greater than twenty two

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Let the number be y,

From the question, the equation can be written thus;


3y+4>22

The next step is to subtract 4 from both sides;


\begin{gathered} 3y>22-4 \\ 3y>18 \end{gathered}

We'll then have to divide both sides by 3;


\begin{gathered} (3y)/(3)>(18)/(3) \\ y>6 \end{gathered}

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