Three more than a number is less than 17 3n<17, is this correct?
No. Your expression means 3 times a number.
3 + n < 17
The difference of a number and 5 is at most 20 x -5> 20 x -5 greater =
No, 3n < 17 is not the correct expression. To correctly represent the information given, you need to translate the English sentence into an algebraic expression.
Let's break down the given sentence:
"Three more than a number": This can be represented as "n + 3" (n represents the number, and we add 3 to it).
"is less than 17": This can be represented as "< 17" (meaning the expression on the left side is smaller than 17).
Putting these together, the correct algebraic expression is:
n + 3 < 17
Therefore, the correct expression representing the given information is "n + 3 < 17."