Keep or Flip the Inequality Symbol

What happens if you multiply both sides by a positive number?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

What happens if you add a number to both sides?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

What happens if you multiply both sides by a negative number?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

What happens if you subtract a number from both sides of an inequality?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

What happens if you divide both sides of an inequality by a positive number?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

What happens if you divide both sides of an inequality by a negative number?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

Select ALL the situations when the symbol of the inequality has to be FLIPPED.

• Adding a number to both sides

• Multiplying by a negative number

• Dividing by a positive number

• Dividing by a negative number

• Subtracting a number from both sides

If you add 2 to both side of the inequality

7 > 3

you get

9 < 5

• True

• False

If you subtract 5 from both side of the inequality

7 > 3

you get

2 > -2

• True

• False

If you multiply by 3 to both side of the inequality

7 > 3

you get

21 > 9

• True

• False