Question

Translate the following sentence into a one-step inequality: 9 subtracted from b is less than or equal to -21

Answer 1

$b-9\leq-21$

Here, we want to get an inequality from the given statement

We take it one step at a time;

9 subtracted from b;

$b\text{ - 9}$

Is less than or equal to -21

We have this as;

$b\text{ - 9}\leq\text{ -21}$