What is the first step in solving an inequality?

Understanding Multiplication and Division Inequalities

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Subtract the variable from both sides
Multiply both sides by zero
Isolate the variable using inverse operations
Add a constant to both sides
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When should you flip the inequality symbol?
When the variable is isolated
When adding a positive number to both sides
When subtracting a positive number from both sides
When multiplying or dividing both sides by a negative number
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the inequality 5y < 40, what operation should be used to solve for y?
Division
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the solution y < 8 represented on a number line?
An open circle at 8 with an arrow to the right
A filled circle at 8 with an arrow to the left
An open circle at 8 with an arrow to the left
A filled circle at 8 with an arrow to the right
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the inequality symbol when both sides are divided by a negative number?
It becomes an equal sign
It remains the same
It disappears
It flips direction
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the inequality -33 ≥ -11m, what is the solution for m?
m ≤ 3
m > 3
m ≥ 3
m < 3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What operation is used to solve the inequality x/4 ≤ 12?
Division
Multiplication
Subtraction
Addition
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