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Write an inequality for the word problem and answer the question about the inequality. Twice a number added to 6 is less than 23is 10 a possible solution.

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Twice a number added to 6 is less than 23


2x+6<23

is 10 a possible solution. ?

In order to answer this question, we must solve for x


\begin{gathered} 2x+6<23 \\ 2x+6-6<23-6 \\ 2x<17 \\ (2x)/(2)<(17)/(2) \\ x<(17)/(2) \\ x<8.5 \end{gathered}

the solution is all numbers less than 8.5, therefore 10 is not a possible solution.

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