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Jake is younger than Sophie. Sophie is 14 years old. Write an inequality that compares Jake's age in years, (j), to Sophie's age.

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User Roni
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I believe that you can do Let x= j-14
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User Darrel
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For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables.
We have then:
(j) = Jake's age
Writing the inequality we have:
j <j + 14
Answer:
an inequality that compares Jake's age in years, (j), to Sophie's age is:
j <j + 14
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