Question

Write an inequality to represent the situation. Twelve times a number increased by four is no more thsn twenty-three.

Answer 1

Hi there!

The inequality for this situation is

12x + 4 <= 23
Where x is the number. 

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Let x be the number.

Twelve times the number x  is 12·x=12x.

The number 12x increased by four is 12x+4. This result is no more than twenty-three, then

12x+4≤23.

Answer: 12x+4≤23.