Solving Inequalities

Solving Inequalities

What is an inequality?

-- a comparison statement that relates two values.

Here are some examples of inequalities:

12 < 85

9x - 5 ≤ 50

a/5 + 3 ≥ 7b - 4

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• less than

• greater than

• greater than or equal to

• less than or equal to

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• less than

• greater than

• greater than or equal to

• less than or equal to

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• less than

• greater than

• greater than or equal to

• less than or equal to

Multiple Choice

What does this sign mean?

• greater than

• less than or equal to

• less than

• greater than or equal to

• use inverse operations to isolate variable

• change sign if dividing by negative number

Inequalities with variables

• complete any math that is required

• determine which sign is accurate

Inequalities without variables

Steps to solving inequalities

Multiple Choice

p + 1 > 4

• p > 3

• p < 3

• p > 5

• p < 5

Individual practice

IXL | Solve one-step inequalities | 7th grade math

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