Inequalities

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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?

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The symbol '>' means 'greater than'. For example, 5 > 3 means 5 is greater than 3.

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What does the symbol '<' mean?

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The symbol '<' means 'less than'. For example, 2 < 4 means 2 is less than 4.

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What does the symbol '≥' mean?

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

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What does the symbol '≤' mean?

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The symbol '≤' means 'less than or equal to'. For example, y ≤ 5 means y is less than or equal to 5.

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Solve the inequality: m - 5 > 10

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m > 15

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Translate the statement: A student must be at least 15 years old to obtain a driver’s permit.

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x ≥ 15

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What is the solution to the inequality: x < 6?

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x is any number less than 6.

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Translate the statement: A person must be no more than 12 years old to order from the kids menu.

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x ≤ 12

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Translate the statement: You must be at least 48 inches tall to ride the bumper cars.

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h ≥ 48