Solving Inequalities (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 inequality symbols such as <, >, ≤, or ≥.

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What does the symbol '≥' mean?

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The symbol '≥' means 'greater than or equal to'.

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What does the symbol '≤' mean?

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The symbol '≤' means 'less than or equal to'.

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Write an inequality for: A number x is at least 10.

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x ≥ 10

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Write an inequality for: A number y is less than 15.

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y < 15

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If a number z is greater than 20, what inequality represents this?

Back

z > 20

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How do you express 'no more than 30' as an inequality?

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x ≤ 30

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What is the solution to the inequality x + 5 < 12?

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x < 7

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If m represents the number of hours worked and m > 40, what does this mean?

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It means that more than 40 hours were worked.

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Eleni bought 2 pounds of grapes at $3.49 per pound. How much did she spend?

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She spent $6.98.