Name: ____________________ Date: __________________________

Period: ____________________ Unit 6: Solving Algebraic Equations (Part III) Inequalities

Inequality Review
Quick reminder: < means less than > means greater than

In each problem below, place the proper symbol in the box between the numbers. You can use one of the
following three symbols: < > =

Example: 5 < 7

1) 1 5 2) 7 2 3) -1 -8

1 1
4) -5 3 5) 3 6)
2 4

7) |-3| 3 8) |-4| -4 9) 3.14

10) Write the proper symbol, either < or >, in the box:

4 8

The following questions refer to question 10:

a) Add 2 to each side of the inequality in question ten, and write the two new numbers on either
side of the box below:

b) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

c) Does adding a positive number to each side of the inequality change the symbol? _________

d) Now subtract 4 from each side of the inequality in question ten, and write the two new numbers
on either side of the box below:

e) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

f) Does subtracting a positive number from each side of the inequality change the symbol? _____

g) Now multiply each side of the inequality in question number ten by 3, and write the two new
numbers on each side of the box below:

h) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

i) Does multiplying each side of the inequality by a positive number change the inequality? _____

j) Now divide each side of the inequality in question ten by 2, and write the two new numbers on
either side of the bow below:

k) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

l) Does dividing each side of the inequality by a positive number change the inequality? ______
Reminder: The inequality from question 10 is:

4 8

m) Add -2 to each side of the inequality in question ten, and write the two new numbers on either
side of the box below:

n) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

o) Does adding a negative number to each side of the inequality change the symbol? _________

p) Now subtract -4 from each side of the inequality in question ten, and write the two new numbers
on either side of the box below:

q) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

r) Does subtracting a negative number from each side of the inequality change the symbol? _____

s) Now multiply each side of the inequality in question number ten by -3, and write the two new
numbers on each side of the box below:

t) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

u) Does multiplying each side of the inequality by a negative number change the inequality? _____

v) Now divide each side of the inequality in question ten by -2, and write the two new numbers on
either side of the bow below:

w) Now fill in the box above with the correct symbol (either <, >, or = )

x) Does dividing each side of the inequality by a negative number change the inequality? ______

y) Can you think of something that you could do to both sides of the inequality in question ten so
that, afterward, both sides would be equal?

Whenever you _____________________________________________________________________________

____________, you have to remember to change the sign!

Example 1: 3 x 5 11 Example 2: 8 5 x 13
Example 3 2 x 5 11 Example 4: 3 7 x 17

1
Example 5: 4 x 5 5x 1 Example 6: x 13 6
2

4 x 2x
Example 7: Example 8: 4x 6 2x 8
5 5 10
Problems:
Prob 1) 5 x 1 11 Prob 2) 8 3x 26

Prob 3) 5x 2 3 Prob 4) 2 5x 7

Prob 5) 5x 1 6 2x Prob 6) 5( x 2) 3(2 x 1) 12

1 1
Prob 7) x23 Prob 8) 2- x 7
5 5
Not-Equal-To
There are five types of inequalities:

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Example 9: 5x 9 8x Example 10: 3 4 x 11

Unlike less than and greater than, the not equal to sign acts exactly like __________________

Prob 9) 29 11 x 4 Prob 10) 6( x 3) 3(7 x 29)

Prob 11) 4x 6 2x 8 Prob 12) 5( x 2) 3(2 x 1) 12

Inequalities with Fractions

Type 1: Variables in the denominator:

8 4 18
Example 11: Example 12: 6
x5 x x 1

If there is one fraction on each side of an inequality, we can:

1)

2)

3)

Type 2: Fractions without variables in the denominator

3x 1 7 2 x 3x x 2
Example 5: Example 6:
10 5 4 5 3

If there are no fractions with variables, then we can:

What about inequalities using the not equal to sign ?
x 1 2 2 r 3r r 2
Example 13: Example 14:
15 5 4 5 3

Once again, the not equal to sign ______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

2 1 11 3
Prob 13) 2x 2x Prob 14) 2 x 3x
3 3 8 8
 2 x 3x x 2 x 1 2 x 1 3 x 4 40
Prob 15) Prob 16)
4 5 3 2 3 5 3

4 8 x 3 2x 1 8 x 18
Prob 17) Prob 18) 6
7 3x x 4 5 10
 x 1 x x 1 x
Prob 19) Prob 20)
3 4 3 4

5 3
Prob 21) Prob 22)
2x 1 x 4
5 3

2x 1 x 4