Inequality word problems

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What is an inequality?

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An inequality is a mathematical statement that compares two expressions using symbols such as <, >, ≤, or ≥.

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What does the symbol '>' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '>' means 'greater than'. For example, x > 3 means x is greater than 3.

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What does the symbol '<' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '<' means 'less than'. For example, y < 5 means y is less than 5.

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What does the symbol '≥' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '≥' means 'greater than or equal to'. For example, z ≥ 10 means z is greater than or equal to 10.

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What does the symbol '≤' mean in an inequality?

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The symbol '≤' means 'less than or equal to'. For example, a ≤ 4 means a is less than or equal to 4.

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How do you express 'more than 3 minutes late' in inequality form?

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f > 3, where f represents the number of minutes late.

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How do you express 'less than 5 miles' in inequality form?

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k < 5, where k represents the number of miles.

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How do you express 'the phone costs more than 50 dollars' in inequality form?

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p > 50, where p represents the cost of the phone.

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How do you express 'a pony is less than 14.2 hands tall' in inequality form?

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p < 14.2, where p represents the height of the pony.

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How do you express 'the temperature is at most 2 degrees' in inequality form?

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x ≤ 2, where x represents the temperature.