Question

How do you write an inequality and solve given "the sum of twice a number and 5 is at most 3 less than the number"?

Answer 1

`N <= -8`

Explanation:

Let say the number is `N`.

`2N + 5 <= N-3`

minus `N` to both sides

`N + 5 <= -3`

Minus `5` to both sides

`N <= -8`