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)

Question

6th grade 3 sentences

Answer 1

Let's represent the unknown number as \( x \). The problem states that five more than four times this number is less than 25, which we can write as the inequality: \( 4x + 5 < 25 \). To solve for \( x \), we first subtract 5 from both sides: \( 4x < 20 \), and then divide by 4: \( x < 5 \). This means that the possible values for the number \( x \) are all numbers less than 5.