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.