Basic Inequalities

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What is an inequality?

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An inequality is a mathematical statement that compares two expressions and shows that one is greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to the other.

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What does the symbol '>' represent in inequalities?

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

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What does the symbol '<' represent in inequalities?

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The symbol '<' means 'less than'. For example, x < 3 means x is less than 3.

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What does the symbol '≥' represent in inequalities?

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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 '≤' represent in inequalities?

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

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How would you represent 'a number is less than 20' in inequality form?

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x < 20.

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How would you represent 'a number is greater than or equal to 15' in inequality form?

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x ≥ 15.

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If x < 10, what can you say about x?

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x can be any number less than 10, such as 9, 5, or -3.

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If r ≥ -6, what does this mean in terms of r?

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r can be -6 or any number greater than -6, such as 0, 2, or 10.

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What inequality represents 'the temperature is less than 30 degrees'?

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T < 30.