What inequality represents the sentence below?
The product of a number and 5 is no more than 8.
A. 5n < 8
B. 5n > 8
C. 5n>8
D.5n<8
Is the difference in spacing supposed to mean something?
No Ms.Sue there isn't ....
What is the answer ??
5n<8
The sentence "The product of a number and 5 is no more than 8" can be translated into an inequality as follows:
Let's assume the number is represented by the variable "n".
The product of a number and 5 is equal to 5n.
"No more than 8" means that the result should be less than or equal to 8.
Therefore, the inequality that represents the given sentence is:
5n ≤ 8
Among the answer choices:
A. 5n < 8 (This inequality means the product is strictly less than 8, not "no more than".)
B. 5n > 8 (This inequality means the product is greater than 8, not "no more than".)
C. 5n > 8 (Same as option B, it does not represent "no more than".)
D. 5n < 8 (This inequality means the product is strictly less than 8, not "no more than".)
The correct answer is A. 5n ≤ 8, as it represents the given sentence accurately.