Exploring Writing and Graphing Inequalities

What does 'less than' symbolize?

• >

• <

• ≤

• ≥

Which phrase can represent 'greater than or equal to'?

• More than

• No less than

• At most

• Fewer than

What does 'at least' imply in inequalities?

• <

• ≤

• >

• ≥

How is 'no more than 17' represented as an inequality?

• y < 17

• y ≥ 17

• y ≤ 17

• y > 17

How do you represent 'w plus negative 5 is at least 10'?

• w + 5 < 10

• w - 5 ≥ 10

• w + 5 ≥ 10

• w - 5 ≤ 10

What does 'four more than a number is less than 13' translate to?

• 4 + x < 13

• x - 4 < 13

• 4 - x < 13

• x + 4 > 13

What does an open circle on a graph represent?

• The number is not included in the solution.

• The solution is greater than the number.

• The number is included in the solution.

• The solution is less than the number.

What does a closed circle on a graph indicate?

• The solution is only less than the number.

• The number is not part of the solution.

• The solution is only greater than the number.

• The number is part of the solution.

If 'g is greater than 2', how is it graphed?

• Open circle at 2, shading to the right.

• Closed circle at 2, shading to the left.

• Open circle at 2, shading to the left.

• Closed circle at 2, shading to the right.

If '8 is greater than or equal to y', how should it be graphed?

• Closed circle at 8, shading to the right.

• Open circle at 8, shading to the right.

• Closed circle at 8, shading to the left.

• Open circle at 8, shading to the left.