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Chapter 7 Linear Inequalities

Exercise 1
1. Fill in the boxes with the symbol ‘ > ’ or ‘ < ’ so that it becomes a true
statement. Hence, write an inequality for each statement by using ‘ is
greater than ’ or ‘ is less than ’.
2 1 −2 −3
a) -2 ( ) -5 b) 5 ( ) 3 c) 3 ( ) 4 d) 0.5 ( ) 0.275

√
2
16 1 2
e) 5 ( ) √ 81 f) ( ) ( ) g) 2.5km ( ) 5 km
25 3

2. Write the converse property of each of the following inequalities.


a) 5 < 14
b) - 23 > - 32
c) 6.7 > 1.5
1 1
d) 13 > 14

3. Write the transitive property of each of the following inequalities.


a. - 2 < 5 < 10
b. - 15 < - 8 < 0
c. - 4.45 < - 1.55 < 2.11
1 1 1
d. <
25 12 5
<

4. Fill in the boxes with the symbol ‘ > ’ or ‘ < ’.


a) 2x+5 ( ) 5x-2
b) 3x-2 ( ) 3- 4x
c) √ 4 x +5 ( ) 3x+1
d) 4 ( ) √ 20 x+5
e) 0.1 ( ) √ 0.0025

5. Solve each of the following inequalities:


(a) x + 3 >= 10
(b) - 2x < 18
x
(c) - 7 > 3
(d) 16 - 5x ≤ - 4

6. Fatimah is working part-time as a canned drink seller. She is paid 10


sen for every canned drink sold. She wants to earn at least RM20 per
hour. Calculate the number of canned drinks that she needs to sell in an
hour in order to achieve her target.
7. Sadiah has RM120 in her savings account and she saves RM40 per
month. What is the minimum number of months that Sadiah has to save
her money so that her savings can exceed RM500? (Give your answer to
the nearest whole number.)

Exercise 2
1. The manager of a clothing store has set some goals for his sales staff.
Construct a linear inequality based on each of the following situations:
(a) The minimum total monthly sales in RM, x, is 18000.
(b) At the end of the month, the total time, r. spent in counting the
inventory of the store is at most 8 hours.
(c) The total daily sales, h, must be more than RM700.

3. If Mr Tan keeps a daily balance of at least RM1 200 in his current


account, the bank will not impose any service charge to his current
account:
(a) Represent the situation on a number line.
(b) If x represents Mr Tan's daily balance, write an inequality that
represents the possible values of x when the bank does not impose any
service charge to his current account.

4. The salt content in a packet of instant noodles is not more than 800
mg. It is recommended that the maximum daily intake of salt in food is
2300 mg. Find the maximum packets of instant noodles that can be
consumed such that the total salt intake is less than 2.300 mg.

5. Write a situation based on each of the linear inequalities given:


(a) x ≤ 30 where x is the speed of the vehicle, in km/h, when
approaching the school area.
(b) m > 1 where m is the mass of a car in kg.
(c) y < 0 where y is the parents' salary, in RM, of a student who qualifies
to apply for a scholarship

6. The maximum capacity of a lift is 960 kg. Assuming that the mass of
each boy is 45 kg. find the possible maximum number of boys that could
take the lift at any time.
6. Madam Chong's mass is 72 kg. After participating in a fitness
programme, her mass decreases at a rate of 3 kg per month. Find the
minimum number of months that Madam Chong has to participate in
the plgramme so that her mass becomes less than 52 kg. (Give your
answer to the nearest whole number)

7. Solve the following simultaneous linear inequalities:


a) 10 - 3x > 8 - 2x and 14 - 2x < 9 - 8x
x 3x
b) 2 - 1 < 3 and 5 - 2 ≤ x
x 2 5− 2 x
c) 9 < 3 and 7 ≥ 1
d) x + 2 > 4 and 4x > 20
e) 2x + 3 > 0 and 9x - 2 ≤ 16
f) 5x - 7 < 13 and 7x + 4 < 16
g) x - 3 ≤ - 6 and 3x - 4 ≤ 5
h) 5x - 3 < 2 and 4x + 6 ≥ x + 3
i) 6x + 5 > 3x + 14 and 13x - 4 > 9x

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