Translate the sentence into an equality.
The sum of a number times
5 and 27 is at most −26.
It doesn't make sense.
Summing two positive numbers will not get a negative.
The sum of a number times 8 and 25 is at most -15
Three times the sum of a number and 18 is at least -19
the sum of a number times 5 and 19 is at most 23.
use the variable y for the unknown number
To translate the sentence into an equality, we need to break down the sentence and identify the key components.
The sum of a number times 5 and 27: Let's call the number x. The sum of a number times 5 and 27 can be represented as 5x + 27.
is at most −26: This means that the expression 5x + 27 should be less than or equal to -26.
Combining the two parts, we can write the equation:
5x + 27 ≤ -26
This is the translated sentence as an equality.