Five times the sum of a number and 25 is less than 17.

Answer 1

That could be:
5 n + 25 < 17
or
It could be:
5 (n+25) < 17
Careful with wording.
In the first case:
5 n < -8
n < -1 3/8
In the second case:
n + 25 < 17/5
n < (125 - 17)/5
n < 108 / 5