How do you write: the sum of number and three no more than eight or is more than twelve of?
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Explanation:
Let the number be represented by
sum of number and three:
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(sum of number and three) no more than eight:
Here is where things get a bit unclear:
- is it the "number plus three" that is more than twelve?
or just "the number" that is no more than twelve.
- what is the significance of "of" in "twelve of"?
I will interpret this as:
So we have as a combination:
(sum of number and three no more than eight)
or
(sum of number and three more than twelve)
This could be simplified to
Note that this can not be written as a single algebraic inequality
but it could be written using a set of ranges:
or