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Seventeen more than the product of a number and -3 is less than -29

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Answer:

x >46/3

Explanation:

Do the product first because of the more than

-3x + 17 < -29

Subtract 17 from each side

-3x + 17 -17< -29-17

-3x < -46

Divide each side by -3, remembering to flip the inequality

-3x/-3 > -46/-3

x >46/3

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