Respuesta :

The equation would be :

[tex]16< x + 31[/tex]

Hello!

"less than" is "<"

16< the sum of a number and 31

Let the number be r.

"The sum of" means we add:

16<r+31

Final Answer:

16<r+31

I hope it helps!

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