Asked by caleb

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Which inequality represents the statement "the difference between x and 3/5th x is less than 8"?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Translate directly: x − (3/5)x < 8.

Simplify: (1 − 3/5)x = (2/5)x < 8, so x < 8·(5/2) = 20.

(If the problem meant the absolute difference, you'd write |x − (3/5)x| < 8, which gives |x| < 20.)