Answer:
If you want to derive an equation from the question, you answer is:
3*x+4<-62
If you want the solved equation for x, your answer is:
x<-22
(Depending on what your question is)
Explanation:
For the first answer, you can represent the unknown number as x. Three times is equivalent to 3 multiply, so it will look like 3*x, or just 3x. Increased by four is just adding four, so your equation will now look like 3x+4. Less than -62 is just 3x+4<-62. To solve future problems, just carefully look at the words. Does it mention divided by? Maybe decreased? Carefully look and analyze the question and plug in the operators, variables, and numbers.
For the second solution, since we've already translated the question to an equation from above, we can solve the equation we've derived, which is 3x+4<-62. Subtract four on both sides. The equation will look like this: 3x+4-4<-62-4. Simplifying, we get 3x<-66. Next, we divide both sides of the equation by 3, and we will get x<-22.
Good luck on your studies!
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