Translating, Writing, Graphing & Solving Inequalities

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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'. 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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Translate the sentence: 'A number is at least 20.'

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x ≥ 20

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Translate the sentence: 'The temperature is below 30 degrees.'

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t < 30

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How do you represent 'more than 15' in inequality form?

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x > 15

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How do you represent 'no more than 50' in inequality form?

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y ≤ 50

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What is the solution to the inequality: 3x < 12?

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x < 4