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Question
Solve the following inequation
x – 6 < 1, where x is a natural number
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Solution
x – 6 < 1
Adding 6 on both the sides
x – 6 + 6 < 1 + 6
x < 7
Since the solutions belong to the set of natural numbers that are less than 7, we take the values of x as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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