Solve this problem by writing and solving an inequality. Five more than four times a number is less than 25. What are the possible values of the number? Show you work
Let's represent the number as "x".
Five more than four times a number is expressed as "4x + 5".
According to the problem, this expression is less than 25.
Therefore, we can write the inequality as:
4x + 5 < 25
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the inequality.
Subtracting 5 from both sides of the inequality, we get:
4x < 20
Next, we divide both sides of the inequality by 4 to solve for x:
x < 5
Therefore, the possible values of the number (x) are any number less than 5.