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Translate the following sentence into an inequality: "The sum of y doubled and x is at most 4." Which of the following inequalities matches the sentence? Group of answer choices2(y + x) ≤ 4y + 2x < 42y + x ≤ 42y ≤ x + 4

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Given:

The sum of y doubled and x is at most 4.

Required:

We need to translate the given sentence into an inequality.

Step-by-step explanation:

y doubled means twice the number y. multiply y by 2.

y doubled means 2y.


At\text{ most means}\leq

The sum of y doubled and x means 2y+3.

The sum of y doubled and x is at most 4


2y+3\leq4

Final answer:


2y+3\leq4

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