five times the smaller of two whole numbers is less than one-fourth the larger number. If the value of the larger number is 84, what is the largest possible value of the smaller?
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5x <84/4...<21

x<21/4 or

x<5.25
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make that 21/5=4.2

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5*a < 84/4, so a<84/20...

a<4.2

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