Question

6. Write an inequality to represent: The product

of twice a number and sixteen is no more
than nine.

Answer 1

To represent the given statement, we write the inequality 2x * 16 ≤ 9.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the given statement as an inequality, we need to understand what is being asked. The phrase "twice a number" can be written as 2x, where x represents the unknown number. The phrase "the product of twice a number and sixteen" can be written as 2x * 16. The phrase "is no more than nine" means that the product should be less than or equal to nine. Therefore, the inequality that represents the given statement is 2x * 16 ≤ 9.

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