Name: Intermediate Single Variable

Introduction to Inequalities
An inequality is a pair of expressions or numbers that are not equal.
You can use these signs to express an inequality:

> greater than ≥ greater than or equal to

< less than ≤ less than or equal to

When you solve an inequality, you need to show all of the values that make the statement
true. One way to do this is by graphing the inequality on a number line.

examples: x ≥ 2 + 6 (x is greater than or equal to 2 + 6)

x

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

8 + 2 > z (8 + 2 is greater than z)

z

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

On an inequality graph, an open circle is used for greater than and less than. A filled circle
is used for greater than or equal to and less than or equal to.

Write each inequality in words. Then graph each on the number line using a red colored
pencil or crayon.

1. k ≤ 17 - 8 word form: ______________________________________________________

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. 14 + 4 > q word form: ______________________________________________________

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

3. b ≥ 20 + 0 word form: ______________________________________________________

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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Name: Intermediate Single Variable

Introduction to Inequalities
Write the inequality shown by each number line.
v
4. answer: _______________
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
n
5. answer: _______________
9-9 9-8 9-7 9-6 9-5 9-4 9-3 9-2 9-1 9-0
e
6. answer: _______________
2+2 2+4 2+4 2+5 2+6 2+7 2+8 2+9 2+10 2+11 2+12
d
7. answer: _______________
3x3 3x4 3x5 3x6 3x7 3x8 3x9 3x10

Graph each inequality on the number line using a red colored pencil or crayon.

8. g ≤ 225+50
200 300

9. 10x5 < c
10 100

10. For the inequality r ≥ 3x4, Patel says 12 and 16 are both solutions. Is she correct? Explain
why or why not.

11. For the inequality o ≤ 6+8, Porter says 8 and 14 are both solutions. Is he correct? Explain
why or why not.

12. Anh walks her dog at least 4 times each weekday plus twice more each Saturday.
Show the inequality of Anh’s Saturday dog walks on a number line.

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 ANSWER KEY Intermediate Single Variable

Introduction to Inequalities
An inequality is a pair of expressions or numbers that are not equal.
You can use these signs to express an inequality:

> greater than ≥ greater than or equal to

< less than ≤ less than or equal to

When you solve an inequality, you need to show all of the values that make the statement
true. One way to do this is by graphing the inequality on a number line.

examples: x ≥ 2 + 6 (x is greater than or equal to 2 + 6)

x

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

8 + 2 > z (8 + 2 is greater than z)

z

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

On an inequality graph, an open circle is used for greater than and less than. A filled circle
is used for greater than or equal to and less than or equal to.

Write each inequality in words. Then graph each on the number line using a red colored
pencil or crayon.

1. k ≤ 17 - 8 k is less than or equal to 17 minus 8

word form: ______________________________________________________
k

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. 14 + 4 > q 14 + 4 is greater than q

word form: ______________________________________________________
q

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

3. b ≥ 20 + 0 b is greater than or equal to 20 + 0

word form: ______________________________________________________
b

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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 ANSWER KEY Intermediate Single Variable

Introduction to Inequalities
Write the inequality shown by each number line.
v
4. v ≤ 36 or 36 ≥ v
answer: _______________
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
n
5. n > 9-6 or 9-6 < n
answer: _______________
9-9 9-8 9-7 9-6 9-5 9-4 9-3 9-2 9-1 9-0
e
6. answer: e ≥ 2+9 or 2+9 ≤ e
_______________
2+2 2+4 2+4 2+5 2+6 2+7 2+8 2+9 2+10 2+11 2+12
d
7. answer: d < 3x7 or 3x7 > d
_______________
3x3 3x4 3x5 3x6 3x7 3x8 3x9 3x10

Graph each inequality on the number line using a red colored pencil or crayon.
g
8. g ≤ 225+50
200 225 250 275 300

c
9. 10x5 < c
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

10. For the inequality r ≥ 3x4, Patel says 12 and 16 are both solutions. Is she correct? Explain
why or why not.
Yes, Patel is correct. The inequality states that r is greater than or equal to 12,

and both 12 and 16 are greater than or equal to 12.

11. For the inequality o ≤ 6+8, Porter says 8 and 14 are both solutions. Is he correct? Explain
why or why not.

Yes, Porter is correct. The inequality states that o is less than or equal to 14,

and both 8 and 14 are less than or equal to 14.

12. Anh walks her dog at least 4 times each weekday plus twice more each Saturday.
Show the inequality of Anh’s Saturday dog walks on a number line.

2+2 3+2 4+2 5+2 6+2 7+2

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