Name __________________________________

Hour __________

Algebra: Chapter 2 Review

Write the sentence as an inequality.

1. A number x is no less than –8. _____________________________

2. The difference of a number k and 8.1 is greater _____________________________

than 24.

Graph the inequality.

3. w>-|6|

4. The graphs show the age restrictions a (in years) for two clubs at a community center.
Write an inequality that represents the age restriction of each club.

Club 1 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Club 2 54 56 58 60 62 64 66

Solve the inequality. Graph the solution.

5. 14.3 < k + 1.8 6. n – (-4) < 23

k
7. 13 – n + 2n > 8+ 1 8. -2 <
2
9. 35 < 5(r + 4) 10. 18x – 8x + 4 > 13 + 21

11. -2 > -5x -2 > -17 12. 10 < x + 5 < 14

1
13. -4 < (8x + 8) < 12
2

14. You have 20 minutes to finish 10 math problems for homework. Write and solve an inequality
That represents how many minutes you can spend per problem.

Solve the inequality.

15. 5(w – 3) < 5w + 20 16. 8x + 4 > -2x - 9

17. The senior class plans a school trip to Washington DC. Students should bring money for meals
and souvenirs. They are told to bring at least $65 but no more than $135. Write a compound
inequality that represents the amounts of money a student can bring.

Solve the inequality. Graph the solution, if possible.

18. |x – 2| < 1 19. |2x – 5| < 5

20. |x+3|>1

21. You are building a rock wall for a flower bed along your 38-foot long driveway. You want the
wall to be one-half of the length of the driveway with an absolute deviation of at most 6 feet.
Write and solve an absolute value inequality that represents the possible lengths of the wall.

22. The table shows the golf scores of the members of the same level team. To stay on the same
level team, a player must have a score that is within 5 strokes of the mean score of the team.
How many team members will stay on the team?
Golf scores
76 74
76 78
74 76
74 72
90 70
Match the inequality below with its graph, if possible.
a. e.
0 2 4 6 8 –8 –4 0 4 8 12

b. f.
–2 0 2 4 6 –8 –4 0 4 8 12

c. g.
–4 –2 0 2 4 –2 0 2 4 6

d. not possible

____ 23. 7x + 13 > 55 ____ 24. 12x – 8 > 4(3x + 2)

x
____ 25. - 3 < -1 ____ 26. -4(-2x + 3) < 5 + 8x
4

____ 27. -4(x + 3) > 8(x + 3)

Solve the inequality. Graph the solution.

28. 2x + 5 < -3 or 6x – 5 > 7 29. |3x – 3 | < -3

30. 3 |4x -2 | + 2 < 8 31. -3 |-3 – 2x| - 5 > -14

32. 3 | 2x – 4 | + 4 > 16 33. 3(2x + 7) < 6(x – 4)

34. One line of text on a page uses about inch. There are 0.5-inch margins at the top and
bottom of a page. Write and solve an inequality that represents how many lines can be typed
on a page that is 11 inches long.

35. You need to ride an average of at least 35 miles per day for five consecutive days to qualify for a
cross-country biking expedition. The distances (in miles) of your rides in the first four days
are 45, 33, 27, and 26. What distances on the fifth day will allow you to qualify for the
competition?