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The sum of a number x and 4 is less than 12. Which of the following inequalities represents this statement? 4> 12 42 < 12 43 12

The sum of a number x and 4 is less than 12. Which of the following inequalities represents-example-1
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First we have a sum of a number x and 4, so we can express this as "x + 4"

Then, this result is less than 12, so we can use the sign "<" to compare our sum and the number 12.

So the equivalent inequality will be:


x+4<12

Therefore the correct option is A.

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