Anumber is less than one fourth the sum of three times the number and four.

Step-by-step explanation:

If we write the inequality out, we get this:

x <1/4

(

3

x

+

4

)

Now we just need to solve for x. Multiplying both sides by 4 yields:

4

x

<

3

x

+

4

Subtract 3x from both sides:

x

<

4

So any number less than 4 will work!

-8/2y-8=5/y+4-7y+8/y^2-16

we move all terms to the left:

-8/2y-8-(5/y+4-7y+8/y^2-16)=0

we can not solve this equation