Question

Write a problem situation for this inequality 72-12a<24

Answer 1

Subtracted 12 times a number from 72 is less than 24.

Step by step solution

Given inequality is
`72-12a<24`

We need to write in word.

12a means 12 times a number “a”

72-12a means subtract 12a from 72.

72-12a<24 means result is less than 24.

Inequality shows “Subtracted 12 times a number from 72 is less than 24”

If we solve for number “a”

-12a<24-72

-12a<-24

a>2

All the number greater than 2 satisfy the given inequality.