1. In each of the following, solve and find the greatest integer x that satisfies the inequality.

(a)
2
8
3
x
(b)
7
5 60
3
x x










Ans: (a) x = [2]

(b) x = [3]


2. (a) Express 7.26 m
2
in cm
2
.
(b) Express 34 860 000 cm
3
in m
3
.
















Ans: (a) _______________ cm
2
[1]

(b) ________________ m
3
[1]
3. (a) The length and breadth of a rectangle are 4x cm and 8 cm respectively.
(i) Express, in terms of x, the area of the rectangle.
(ii) Form an inequality in terms of x if the area of the rectangle is greater than
or equal to 88 cm
2
.
(iii)Solve the inequality.
(iv) Hence, find the minimum area of the rectangle if x is an integer.

(b) Solve the inequality 5 3 43 x and state the greatest value of x if x is a rational
number.



















Ans: (a) (i) cm
2
[1]
(ii) [1]
(iii) [1]
(iv) cm
2
[2]
(b) x = [3]
4. (a) Solve the inequality 4 2 3 x x ) (

(b) Find the largest prime number x such that 45 6 x













Ans: (a) [2]

(b) _____________________ [2]



5(a) Solve 6 2 5 x x .
(b) Hence, find the smallest integer that satisfies the inequality.








Answer : (a) [1]
(b) [1]



6. Solve x
5
3
>
3
2







Ans: (a)_______________[2]

7. Find the greatest integer x which satisfies the inequality

4
7
6
5
x











Answer: (b) [2]


8. Find the range of values of x for which 15 2 9 3 x x .













Answer [2]


9. (a) Solve the inequality 2 + 5x 13.
(b) Find the largest integer that satisfies the inequality in (a).











Answer (a) .. [2]

(b) .. [1]
10. It is given that 1 x 9 and 2 y 2.
Find
(a) all the prime numbers within the range of x. [1]
(b) the greatest possible value of x y, [1]
(c) the smallest possible value of x
2
+ y
2
. [2]











11. (a) Solve the inequality
1 1
2 9
4 2
x x . [2]
(b) Hence, write down all the possible
(i) positive integers and [1]
(ii) prime numbers [1]
which satisfy the inequality.
(c) A number y, divided by 3 is less than 15.
Find the greatest possible integer value of y. [2]

























12. (a) Solve the inequality x x 23 2 4 .
(b) A container can hold a maximum of 1000 kilograms. A company has
to load boxes of goods weighing 38 kilograms each. What is the
maximum number of boxes that can be loaded into the container?













Answer (a) [1]
(b) boxes [2]

13. Solve 8
2
3
3
y
, and hence find the largest possible value of y if
(a) y is a rational number,
(b) y is an integer.






Answer: (a) _______________ [2]
(b)_______ ________ [1]


14. (a) Solve the inequality ) 3 ( 4 ) 4 ( 5 x x
(b) Hence, write down the smallest integer value of x that satisfies the inequality in
(a).















Answer: (a) ____________ [2]
(b) ____________ [1]

15. Given that 0 a < 6 and -4 < b 2,

(a) list all the integer values of a,
(b) list all the integer values of b,
(c) find the largest possible value of b a.











































Answer (a) ...................................... [1]
(b) ...................................... [1]
(c) ...................................... [1]

16. Solve the inequality, 7 9 5 11 x x







Answer: __________________ [2]

17. (a) Solve the following inequality and show the solution on the number line given below.
2
1
4
3
1
y
(b) Hence, state the maximum integer value of y.


















Ans: (a) [3]










Ans: (b) ___________________ [1]