Pls help me Translate the sentence into an inequality. The difference of twice a number and 4 is less than 20. Use the variable y for the unknown number.

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Systemsfault asked Sep 7, 2023

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Translate the sentence into an inequality. The difference of twice a number and 4 is less than 20. Use the variable y for the unknown number.

Pls help me Translate the sentence into an inequality. The difference of twice a number-example-1

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The answer would be 5 as 20÷4 will be 5?

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Answer:

2y - 4 < 20

Explanation:

Twice a number: 2y

Difference of 4: - 4

Less than 20: < 20

Therefore: 2y - 4 < 20

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