Question

One less than five times a number is fewer than twenty-four

Answer 1

Answer is...

5x-1<24

5x<25

X< 5

Answer 2

5x-1<24

Let the unknown number be X

five times the number =5x

One less five times the number= 5x-1

Then 5x-1 less than 24

Which is 5x-1<24