$\"\"$

The quotient of the sum of $\"\"$ and a number and $\"\"$ is less than $\"\"$ .

Let $\"\"$ be a number.

Write an equation.

The quotient of the sum of $\"\"$ and a number and $\"\"$ is less than $\"\"$ is $\"\"$ .

Solve the inequality.

$\"\"$ (Original inequality)

$\"\"$ (Multiply each side by $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$

The solution set of the inequality is $\"\"$ .