Question

A number minus one is at most nine or two times the number is at least twenty-four

Answer 1

x ≤ 10, x ≥ 12

Explanation:

Let x = the missing number

• x - 1 ≤ 9

Because a number minus one is 9 or less, that number cannot be bigger than 10. Therefore, it can be simplified to:

• x ≤ 10

For the next one:

• 2 × x ≥ 24

This expression can be simplified as:

• x ≥ 12

This is because if two times a number is at least 24, that number cannot be bigger than 12.

Therefore, the equations you can use are listed above.