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Revision Exercise 3 Linear Inequalities in One Unknown

 Level 1
1. Use an inequality to represent each of the following statements.
(a) The capacity of a tank (V m3) is greater than 1000 m3.
(b) The length of the Tsing Ma Bridge (L km) is less than 2.5 km.
(c) The percentage change in the annual profit (m%) of ABC company is not greater than
5.3%.
(d) The thickness of a novel (t mm) is not less than 2 cm.

Solve the following inequalities and represent the solutions graphically. (2  9)

2. (a) 3x  1 ≥ 5 (b) 21 < 2x + 3

3. (a) 2(5 + x) ≥ 16 (b) 5  3(2  3x)

4. (a) 8 + 3x < 5 + 4x (b) 5  2x ≥ 7x  4

5x  3 36  2 x
5. (a) 1 (b)  4 x
2 5
6. (a) 3x  2(4 x  1)  7 (b) 6 x  15  5( x  2)

8(2 x  1) 7(2 x  1)
7. (a) 4 (b) 9 
3 3
x 7x
8. (a)  x6 (b) 3 x  2 
5 2
4x 2x x 5
9. (a)  4 (b)  3   3x
5 5 4 2

10. (a) Find the range of values of x that satisfy the inequality 19  x  5x  (2 x  3) .
(b) Write down all the non-negative integers that satisfy the inequality in (a).

5 x  10
11. (a) Find the range of values of x that satisfy the inequality  x 8.
2
(b) How many negative integers satisfy the inequality in (a)?

12. (a) Solve the inequality 0.25(3x + 1) < 5x  4.

(b) If x is an integer that satisfies the inequality in (a), find the smallest possible value of x.

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13. In each of the following situations, set up an inequality in x and solve the inequality.
(a) The selling prices of a correction pen and a calculator are $x and $180 respectively.
6 correction pens are cheaper than the calculator.
(b) Gloria distributes x candies to 16 children evenly. Each child gets at least
4 candies.
(c) Kenny swims at a constant speed of 2.5 km/h for more than 90 minutes. The swimming
distance of Kenny is x m.
(d) In a box of 300 eggs, x of the eggs are rotten. It is known that the percentage of the rotten
eggs is at most 2%.

14. Adding 5x to 3 is smaller than 2 times the result of subtracting x from 6.

(a) Set up an inequality in x.
(b) Hence, find the range of values of x that satisfy the inequality in (a).

15. The present ages of Peter and Yuki are 20 and k respectively. 5 years ago, the sum of their ages
was greater than or equal to 40.
(a) Set up an inequality in k.
(b) Hence, find the smallest possible value of k.

Cross-topic

16. In order to be qualified for a job position, the average mark of an applicant in three written
tests cannot be less than 60 marks. Marcus gets 55 marks and 80 marks in the first two tests.
What is the minimum mark he has to get in the third test so that he is qualified for the job
position?

17. If 3 times the sum of two consecutive odd numbers is greater than or equal to 165, what is the
smallest possible value of the larger number?

18. The monthly salary ($S) of a saleslady is calculated by the formula: S = 500t + 4000, where t
is the number of cosmetic products sold by her in that month. If the monthly salary of the
saleslady in March is greater than $20 000, at least how many cosmetic products does she sell
in March?

Cross-topic

19. In the figure, the height of a trapezium is 10 cm, its lower

base is x cm and its upper base is shorter than its lower
base by 8 cm. If the area of the trapezium is at most 140 cm2,
what is the maximum possible length of its lower base?

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20. The total price of a keyboard and a mouse is not less than $252. If the price of the keyboard is
2.5 times the price of the mouse, find the minimum possible price of the mouse.

Cross-topic

21. If the sum of all interior angles of a regular polygon is less than 2 times the sum of all its
exterior angles, find the maximum number of sides of the regular polygon.

 Level 2
Solve the following inequalities and represent the solutions graphically. (22  28)
22. (a) 2(x + 11) < 5(4  x) (b) 3(2x + 1) + 4(3x + 5) ≤ 5

23. (a) 7(4 + 3x) > 9 + 2(1  7x) (b) 3(3x  4)  2(6  x)  7( x  6)
x8 5x  1
24. (a)  x2 (b)  6(3 x  1)
3 2
7 x  1 5x  1 3x  1 2 x  3
25. (a)  (b) 
2 4 4 5
5 2 1
26. (a) (5 x  2)  6 x  1 (b) (4  x)  (4 x  3)
3 5 3
5
27. (a) ( x  1)  10  4( x  3) (b) 0.4( x  2)  0.6(5x  1)  x
2
x  2 1 5x  1 5 x  3 2 x  1 3x  1
28. (a)   (b)  
6 3 9 2 6 4

29. (a) Solve the inequality 5(3x  2)  2(4 x  11)  9 x .

(b) If x is an integer that satisfies the inequality in (a), find the smallest possible value of x.

30. If the sum of three consecutive even numbers is greater than 200, what is the least possible
value of the smallest number?

31. Simon has $80. He wants to buy a piece of pizza and some chicken wings for lunch. The
selling prices of a piece of pizza and a chicken wing are $48 and $5 respectively.
(a) Find the maximum number of chicken wings that Simon can buy.
(b) It is given that the calorie intake of a piece of pizza and a chicken wing are 560 kcal and
100 kcal respectively. Simon claims that his intake of calories from lunch is at most
1000 kcal. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

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32. The perimeter of a rectangle is at least 52 cm and its width is (x  2) cm. It is given that the
length of the rectangle is longer than its width by 8 cm.
(a) Find the range of values of x.
(b) Anna claims that the minimum area of the rectangle is 153 cm2. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.

33. There are x pigs and y ducks in a farm. The total number of pigs and ducks in the farm is 21.
(a) Express y in terms of x.
(b) If the total number of legs of the pigs and ducks in the farm is less than 62, at most how
many pigs are there in the farm?

34. Eva applies for a tutor in tutorial centre A and tutorial centre B. The monthly salary offered by
each tutorial centre is the sum of a fixed basic salary and a certain amount of commission
which is counted on the number of students that Eva taught in a month. The details are as
follows:
Basic salary Commission
Tutorial centre A $6000 $100/student
Tutorial centre B $8000 $80/student
Suppose Eva teaches x students in a month.
(a) Express the salary that Eva earns in that month, in terms of x, if she works for
(i) tutorial centre A,
(ii) tutorial centre B.
(b) At least how many students does Eva teach in that month so that she has a higher
monthly salary in tutorial centre A than in tutorial centre B?

35. A telecom company provides two roaming data service plans as follows:
Basic charge (2 GB) Additional charge per MB
Plan A $100 $0.04
Plan B $160 $0.02
Suppose Rocky uses an additional roaming data of t MB each month. (Take 1 GB = 1000 MB.)
(a) Find the range of values of t such that plan B is cheaper.
(b) Recently, the telecom company has provided a new plan C which charges $0.05 per MB
of roaming data each month. Determine which plan Rocky should choose if he uses
(i) a roaming data of 2.5 GB each month,
(ii) a roaming data of 6 GB each month.
Explain your answer.

roaming 漫遊
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36. The figure shows two types of rectangular containers A and

B each with a square base. 4140 cm3 of oil is enough to fill
at least 4 containers A and 3 containers B. It is given that
the bases of containers A and B are of sides 5 cm and 7 cm
respectively, and the height of container A is 12 cm. Find
the maximum possible height of container B.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following diagrams 4. If 4x > y and z > 3x, then
represents x   ? A. y  z .
4
A. 3
4
B. y  z .
3
3
C. y  z .
B. 4
3
D. y  z .
4
C.
5. If a  b , which of the following must be
true?
D. I. 3a  4  3b  4
a b
II. 5  5
9 9
III. ab  b2
2. Let x  y . Which of the following is NOT A. I and II only
true? B. I and III only
A. x  2  y  2 C. II and III only
B. 2 x  2 y D. I, II and III
x y
C.  
2 2 6. Solve the inequality 3 + 4x < x + 12.
D. 2x  x  y A. x < 3
B. x > 3
3. If x > 9, then C. x<3
A. 10  7 x  53 . D. x>3
B. 10  7 x  53 .
C. 10  7 x  73 .
D. 10  7 x  73 .

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Multiple Choice Questions

7. The solutions of 7  x ≤ 5(3  x) are 11. Peter has x $2 coins and some $5 coins in
A. x ≥ 2. his pocket. The number of $5 coins is
B. x ≤ 2. 6 more than twice the number of $2 coins.
C. x ≥ 2. If Peter has not less than $126 in his
D. x ≤ 2. pocket, which of the following
inequalities can be used to find the range
5  2x 5 of values of x?
8. The solutions of   x are
3 6 A. 2x + 5(2x + 6) ≥ 126
A. x  10 . B. 2x + 5(2x + 6) > 126
B. x  10 . C. 2x + 5(2x – 6) ≥ 126
C. x  10 . D. 2x + 5(2x – 6) > 126
D. x  10 .
12. Sarah has $100. She wants to buy several
9. Find the sum of all the negative integers flowers at a price of $8 each for a
satisfying the inequality x   . ceremony. Less than $7 is left in her
A. 0 wallet after buying x flowers. Which of
B. 3 the following inequalities can be used to
C. 6 find the range of values of x?
D. 10 A. 100  8 x  7
B. 100  8 x  7
10. If x is an integer that satisfies the C. 100  8 x  7
5  2 x 3x  4 D. 100  8 x  7
inequality  , then the
4 6
greatest possible value of x is 13. The lengths of three sides of a triangle are
A. 0. 10 cm, 12 cm and x cm. Which of the
B. 1. following can be a possible value of x?
C. 2. I. 2
D. 3. II. 10
III. 12
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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