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A whole number is 6 more than 2 times another number. The sum of the two numbers is less than 50. This can be written in an inequality as
x + 2x + 6 < 50, where x represents the smaller number.
From the set (13, 14, 15, 16, 17), the values of x for which the inequality holds true are
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(13, 14)
(13, 14, 15)
(15, 16, 17)
(16, 17)

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