One third of the sum of times a number and
is less than one fourth the sum of six times that number and
.
Let be the a number.
Write an equation.
\The words one third of the sum of times a number and
represent the expression is
.
The words one fourth the sum of six times that number and represent the expression is
The inequality is .
Solve the inequality.
\ (Original inequality)
(Multiply each side by
)
(Cancel common factors)
(Apply distributive property:
)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Subtract
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Divide each side by
)
(Cancel common terms)
The solution set of the inequality is .