Answer to Question #5410 in Algebra for mr ask

Question

Which inequality best represents the sentence?A number decreased by 10 is at most 8.
a)x − 10 ≤ 8
b)x − 10 < 8
c)x − 10 ≥ 8
d)x − 10 > 8

Answer 1

variant a is right
x-10 means x decreased& by 10
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means equal or less than 8 <=> at most 8