solve this problem by writing 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) make it like a teenager writing

Answer 1

Let's solve this problem, fam!

We can start by letting the number be represented by "x", because why not keep it real simple, right?

Now, "five more than four times a number" can be expressed as 4x + 5.

According to the problem, this expression is less than 25. So, we can write the inequality:

4x + 5 < 25

To solve this inequality, we need to isolate "x" by getting rid of the constant term, which is 5. We can do this by subtracting 5 from both sides:

4x + 5 - 5 < 25 - 5

4x < 20

Now, to solve for "x", we need to isolate it. Since 4 is multiplied by x, we need to divide both sides of the inequality by 4:

(4x)/4 < 20/4

x < 5

So, the possible values of the number are any values less than 5, my fellow teenager!

Stay cool and remember to toss those inequality signs when dividing by a negative number, but we didn't need to worry about that this time. Peace out!