Inequality Symbols and Word Problems

What is the meaning for <

• Less than

• Greater than

• Less than or equal to

• Greater than or equal to

• Less than

• Greater than

• Less than or equal to

• Greater than or equal to

What answer would satisfy the inequality:

x < 7

• 6

• 7

• 8

What answer would satisfy the inequality:

y>9

• 8

• 9

• 10

Match the graph with its inequality.

• 11 < a

• 11 > a

•  11 ≤ a

•  11 ≥ a

You need at least  5 apples today, but you don’t want to buy any more than 10 apples. Write an inequality representing the possible number of apples you could buy today.

• 5 < m < 10

• 5 ≤ m < 10

•  5 < m ≤ 10

• 5 ≤ m ≤ 10

When you graph an inequality, you used a closed circle when you use which symbols?

• ≤, ≥

• <, >

When graphing an inequality, you use an open circle when you use which symbol?

• <, >

• ≤, ≥

A car rental company charges $30 per day to rent a car. Write a compound inequality to represent the number of days you can rent a car if you have at most $150.

• 0 ≤ x ≤ 5

• 0 ≤ x ≤ 4

• 0 ≤ x ≤ 7

• 0 ≤ x ≤ 6