Question

The sum of 3 and twice a number, s, is

less than -11. What is a possible value for
x?
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Answer 1

-7

Explanation:

So to start we know we are adding the two numbers to get something that is less than -11. They give us both numbers (3 and twice s). The twice a number,s, just means the variable they want you to use is s and its multiplied twice. Since we only need a single possible value we can just set it equal to -11.

3+2s= -11 First subtract the 3 from both sides.

-3 -3

2s=-14 Now divide by 2 to get s alone.

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2 2

s= -7 This wold be your possible answer.