Four fifths of a number minus 12 is more than 24.85. Write an inequality that could be used to solve this problem

Answer 1

Let's denote the unknown number as \( x \). According to the problem, we need to represent "four fifths of a number minus 12 is more than 24.85" as an inequality.

The phrase "four fifths of a number" can be expressed mathematically as \( \frac{4}{5}x \).

The full statement can be translated to the inequality:

\[ \frac{4}{5}x - 12 > 24.85 \]

This inequality can now be solved to find the possible values of \( x \).