Question

Solve this problem by writing an inequality and solving an inequality. Five more than four times a number is less than 25. What are the possible values of the number? Show your work.
(4 points)

Answer 1

Let's call the number x.

The inequality would be: 5 + 4x < 25.

To solve the inequality, we need to isolate x.

First, we subtract 5 from both sides of the inequality: 4x < 25 - 5.
This simplifies to: 4x < 20.

Then, we divide both sides by 4 to solve for x: x < 20/4.
This simplifies to: x < 5.

Therefore, the possible values for the number (x) are any real numbers that are less than 5.