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The difference of twice the number and five is less than it equal to the quotient of four and five

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Answer:

n ≤ 29/10 or n ≤ 2.9

Explanation:

let 'n' = the number

2n - 5 ≤ 4/5

remove the denominator by multiplying each side of the inequality by 5 to get:

10n - 25 ≤ 4

add 25 to each side to get:

10n ≤ 29

n ≤ 29/10 or n ≤ 2.9

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