Question

Five less than three times a number
divided by 40​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

wonder if maybe you didn’t type the question exactly as it appears in your homework.

First, let’s solve it the way you have it.

“Five times a number is less than three times the same number”

Let n be any number.

Five times a number: 5n

three times the same number: 3n

is less than: <

We end up with the inequality:

5 n < 3 n

Subtract 3n from both sides.

2n < 0

Divide both sides by 2.

n < 0

You can also see that this makes from the problem. Only for negative numbers would 5 times the number be less than three times the number. For positive numbers, 5 times the number is always greater than 3 times the same number. For n = 0, 5n = 3n

I think you may have meant to ask:

“Five times a number is three less than the same number”

If so, this is an entirely different problem. That “is” means equal sign. On one side you have 5 times a number, or 5n. On the other side you have three less than a number, or n – 3. The equation is:

5 n = n – 3

Subtract n from both sides.

4n = -3

Divide both sides by 4.

n = -3/4

Recheck the problem you are working on and see which solution actually applies.

Answer 2

Five less than three times a number

divided by 40

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I have wrong Answer xD