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Answer 1 · 2017-09-06T19:48:44

See a solution process below:

First, let's call the number in the problem: #n#

Then we can write "8 less than a number" as:

#n - 8#

Next, we know #n - 8# "is not more than 14", or, in other words, "is less than or equal to 14". This can be written as:

#n - 8 <= 14#

We also know #n - 8# "is no less than 5", or, in other words, "is greater than or equal to 5". This can be written as:

#n - 8 >= 5#

We can combine these to write:

#5 <= n - 8 <= 14#