Write and solve the inequality three times a number plus five is less than three-fourths of the number. Please help!

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3(n+5) < 3/4(n)

The three is multiplied by n+5. Whenever you see "is equal to/greater/less than," that is where you put your =, >, or < signs. Your variable, "n" represents the number. So three-fourths of the number is the same as multiplying the number by three-fourths.

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