Translate the sentence into an inequality.
eight times the sum of a number and 29 is less than 17
use the variable for the unknown number.

8x + 29 < 17

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the unknown number be x .

According to the question ,

8 times x when added to 29 will give a sum less than 17 .

So , we can write

8x + 29 < 17.

We can also solve it

so we will get

8x < -12

x<-1.5.

answer: -8.2562234e+13

b. 6

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the table representing an exponential function.

we can see from the table that, as x is increasing, the value of y is increasing in the power of 6.

i.e. the following relation is obtained,

x = 1, y = 6

x = 2, y = 36 =

x = 3, y = 216 =

x = 4, y = 1296 =

x = 5, y = 7776 =

so, the geometric series obtained is .

thus, the common ratio is given by = = 6.

hence, the common ratio is 6.