Intro to Inequalities

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What does the inequality x ≥ 16 represent in the context of age requirements?

Back

It means that a person must be at least 16 years old to qualify for a driver's license.

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How do you interpret the inequality a ≥ 11 in terms of a graph?

Back

It represents all values of 'a' that are greater than or equal to 11, including 11 itself.

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What is the meaning of the symbol < in inequalities?

Back

It signifies 'less than'.

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What does the inequality x > 4 indicate?

Back

It means that the value of 'x' is greater than 4.

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How would you express the statement 'It took Jamari less than 6 seconds to run 100 yards' in inequality form?

Back

j < 6, where 'j' represents the time in seconds.

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What is the difference between the symbols < and ≤?

Back

< means 'less than' while ≤ means 'less than or equal to'.

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What does the inequality x ≤ 10 represent?

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It indicates that 'x' can be any value up to and including 10.

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How can you represent the statement 'The temperature must not exceed 30 degrees' using an inequality?

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t ≤ 30, where 't' represents the temperature.

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What does the inequality y > 0 signify in a real-world context?

Back

It indicates that 'y' must be a positive value, such as a quantity or measurement.

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How do you express the condition 'A number is at least 5' in inequality form?

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x ≥ 5, where 'x' is the number.