ACTIVITY 3: I Challenge You!
Transform the following verbal sentences into mathematical sentences, then write “LE” if
the mathematical sentence is a linear equation in one variable and “LI” if it is a linear
inequality in one variable.
1. Five increased by a number is 18.
2. The product of 7 and xis x plus 42.
3. Seven times a number is at most 14.
4. Twice a number increased by 4 is 15.
5. A number decreased by 8 is less than 20.
6. The sum of a number and 5 is greater than 12.
7. Ten subtracted from thrice a number is at least 2.
Twice a number decreased by 9 is not less than 11.
9. Eight more than a number is twice the number minus 1.
10. Two more than five times a number results to the sum of the number and 30.​