Answer:
[tex]x-8\leq 17[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
eight less a number is less then or equal to seventeen
Let x be the unknown number
8 less than a number is [tex]x-8[/tex]
x-8 is less than or equal to 17
less than or equal to is ≤. Replace the inequality in our expression
So the inequality becomes
[tex]x-8\leq 17[/tex]
