Question

Tiana said that her cable bill of $25 is less than $3 more than 5 times what Lottie pays for cable. Write an inequality that shows Tiana's comparison.

Answer 1

If c is the bill that Lottie pays for cable, the given situation can be represented by the following inequality:

25 < 3 + 5c

in the previous inequality, you have that 25 is less (<) than 3 more (3 + ) than 5 times (5x) what Lottie pays for cable.

The previous inequality can be also written as follow:

3 + 5c > 25