Question

mary owned n sheep and sam had exactly 4 times as mary. mary buys 17 extra sheep and sam sells 8 of his sheep. sam still has more sheep than mary. form an inequality, in terms of n. you must show all your working. your final line must begin with: least value of n is

Answer 1

Answer:

N=9

Step-by-step explanation:

Mary's sheep=n+17

Sam's sheep=4n-8

If n=9,

So,

Mary's sheep=9+17=26

Sam's sheep=(9*4)-8=36-8=28

Sam's sheep=28

Mary's sheep=26

Answer 2

Answer: 9

Step-by-step explanation:

Mary 's sheep=n

Sam's=4n

n+17<4n-8

17+8<4n-n

25<3n

8.333<n

least value < 8.4

round to 9 as it is an integer