inequalities. warm-up solve the following equations. 6y = 120 b + 15 = 24 c – 18 = 6
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What is an inequality?
Definition: a mathematical statement that compares two expressions and includes an inequality symbol
5 > 2 x > 7y < 18 y ≤ 24
Inequalities can have multiple solutions (sometimes infinitely many) which makes them different from equations that only have one solution.
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What do the inequality symbols mean?
≥ means “is greater than or equal to”
< means “is less than”
> means “is greater than”
≤ means “is less than or equal to”
Key words for inequalities
> < ≥ ≤- greater
than- more than
- less than
- fewer than
- at least- no less
than
- at most- no more
than
Writing Inequalities #1Write an inequality to represent this phrase:
a number less than 5
What does your variable represent?
x < 5
The set of all numbers less than 5.
Writing Inequalities #2A pastry chef wants to spend no more than $100
on almonds. Almonds cost $4 per pound. Write an inequality to represent p, the number of pounds of almonds the chef could buy.
4p ≤ 100
Writing Inequalities #2 (continued)
Now use substitution to determine which of the following numbers are solutions to the inequality (it can be more than one!)
10.5, 25, 30
Substitute 10.5 for p
4(10.5) ≤ 100
42 ≤ 100
10.5 is a solution
Substitute 25 for p
4(25) ≤ 100
100 ≤ 100
25 is a solution
Substitute 30 for p
4(30) ≤ 100
120 ≤ 100
30 isn’t a
solution
Writing Inequalities #3You must be at least 16 years old to receive a
driver’s license. Write an inequality to represent this situation.
y ≥ 16
Warm-Up1. Which equation best represents the relationship
between x and y in the table?
a) y = x + 1 b) y = 5x c) y = 4x + 1 d) y = 5x + 1
x 0 1 2 3
y 1 6 11 16
2. Which ordered pair does NOT make the following equation true: y = x + 3?
a. (1, 4) b. (3, 9) c. (12, 15) d. (18, 21)
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Solving InequalitiesIt’s exactly like solving equations!!
While solving inequalities, just imagine that the inequality sign is an equal sign.
1.What is the variable?2.What is attached to the variable?
3.How is it attached? 4.What is the inverse operation?
5.WYDTOSDTTO says…
Subtraction Inequality
t − 12 < 5+ 12 +12
t < 17
What are the solutions?
Any number that is less than 17.
Division Inequality
q > 123
131
31
q > 36
What are the solutions?
Any number that is greater than 36.
Warm-UpWrite an equation for the following situations and
then solve.
Carrie makes $8.50 per hour for working at McDonald’s. She also got her Christmas bonus this month of $50. If she made $645 this month, how many hours did she work?
Daniel baked 50 cookies to give out to his students on the last day of school before Christmas break. If he needs to make 120 cookies, how many more does he have to bake?
Graphing Inequalities
Steps for graphing inequalities
1.Put an open or closed circle on the number in the inequality
2.Shade the number line to left for less than and right for greater than
Open or Closed Circle?Open Circle: Greater than > or Less than <
Closed Circle: Greater than or equal to ≥ or less than or equal to ≤
x > 10
x ≤ 2x ≥ 10
x < 2
10 11 1298
10 11 1298
2 3 410
2 3 410
Warm-Up1. Jamie has 6 apples and 7 oranges. What is the
ratio of apples to total pieces of fruit. (Write the ratio in all 3 forms: in words, with a colon, as a fraction)
2. You have to be at least 4 feet tall to ride the roller coaster. Write an inequality to represent how tall you must be to ride the roller coaster.