Problem
Sparx 4: Item A
Bookwork code: M29 䁭 nol allowed
CSecond chance! Review your workings and see if you can correct your mistake.
When 16 is subtracted from half of the number $r$, the result is at most 18 .
Write this as an inequality and solve to find the possible values of $r$.
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Solution
Step 1 ：Given: When 16 is subtracted from half of the number $r$, the result is at most 18.
Step 2 ：Write this as an inequality: \(\frac{r}{2} - 16 \leq 18\)
Step 3 ：Solve the inequality for $r$: \(\frac{r}{2} \leq 34\)
Step 4 ：Final Answer: \(\boxed{r \leq 68}\)
