Question

The sum of a number and 2 more
than the number is less than 20.
What could could the number be?
Give your answer as an inequality.
Use n to represent your number.

Answer 1

Answer:

the number will be represented by n. but in the answer you get 2n.

The answer in an equality form is

$2n - 18$

Step by step explanation:

$n + 2 + n - 20$

$you \: then \: group \: like \: terms$

$n + n + 2 - 20$

$2n + 2 - 20$

$2n - 18$