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L E or a greater

An inequality is similar to an equation except there is a less than/equal to ____________


2 sign within the numerical relationship. In a regular equation, there is
than/equal to ____________
typically only ONE single solution, whereas an inequality has a range of solutions.
A solution of ! = # means that 5 is the ONLY solution,
whereas ! > # includes all numbers greater than 5.
The difference between <, > and ≤, ≥ is that the ‘equal to’ signals that the value should be included in
the solution set where as in simply the ‘greater/less than’ the value should NOT be included in the
solution set of possible answers.

) > 40 possible solutions:41, 42, 43, 44 … ) < 40 possible solutions: 39, 38, 37, 36 …
) ≥ 40 possible solutions:40, 41, 42, 43 … ) ≤ 40 possible solutions: 40, 39, 38, 37 …

Write an inequality for each situation. DO NOT SOLVE. Pay close attention to the language that
signals what kind of sign to include in the inequality!

Four more than the product of 3 and ) is at least 40. 4 3 240


__________________________________
Twice the sum of ) and 8 has a maximum of 36. 21 87 36
__________________________________
The sum of 5) and 8 is less than the difference of 9) and 4. 5 8 9 4
__________________________________

Solving Multi-Step Inequalities: Inequalities will be solved


much like multi-step equations, but they have an extra step of
graphing on a number line at the end. When graphing on the
number line, the kind of dot placed at the beginning of the
solution set matters!

• An open dot indicates < or > because it illustrates that


this value is NOT included in the solution set. Ex: ) > 11
• A closed dot indicates ≤ or ≥ because it illustrates that
this value IS included in the solution set. Ex: ) ≤ 11

−3) − 3 < 15
Begin solving the inequality to isolate
the variable as you would with an 3
algebraic equation.

WARNING! Division or multiplication


43
within an inequality will FLIP THE x 6
SIGN in the middle!

Once you have a completely isolated 0 I 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10


variable, the possible solution set must
be graphed on a number line.
3) − 7 ≤ 8 6) − 7 > 2) + 17
7 2X 2X
4
3 115
I 5 47 4
6
x 5 441724 x
0 I 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 0 I 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10

Inequalities with Special Solutions: Just like with multi-step equations, inequalities can have a
range of solutions (Ex: ! > #), no solution, or infinite solutions.

No solution occurs when the ending statement in the inequality is FALSE and can NEVER be true. Ex:
−4 > 6
Infinite solution occurs when the ending statement in the inequality is TRUE and will ALWAYS be
true. Ex: −4 < 6

14) + 5 ≤ 7(2) − 3) −4(29 − 1) > 1 − 89


15 21
My 1,4 81 4 1
85
5 21 471
False Nosolution True Infinite
3: + 9 > −3(−: − 2) −2() − 4) ≤ −2) − 5
6
3 9334 3
8
1
5
976 8 5
True Infinite False Nosolution
Real World Application
A taxi charges a flat rate of $1.75, plus an Keith has $500 in a savings account at the
additional $0.65 per mile. If Erica has at most beginning of the summer. He wants to have at
$10 to spend on the cab ride, how far could she least $200 at the end of the summer. He
travel? withdraws $25 per week for food, clothing, and
movie tickets. How many weeks can Keith
m of miles
Variable: ____________________________________ withdraw money?

Inequality:
of weeks
Variable: ____________________________________
W
1.75 0.65m 10
___________________________________
Inequality:
1.75 1.75
500 25W 2200
___________________________________

am 18.25 500 500


0.65 0.6 5
M 12.69
WE 12

at most 12 miles
Solution: ___________________________________ less than 12 weeks
Solution: ___________________________________

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