Inequality Symbol
Meanings
Meanings
What is the symbol for more than?
>
x + 7 < 8
x < 1
DAILY DOUBLE
3x - 1 ≥ 14
x ≥ 5
x > 9
open circle at 9, pointing right
Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for more than 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?
x + 2 > 7
x > 5
What is the symbol for "less than"
<
b - 9 ≥ -20
b ≥ -11
x/2 - 4 < 10
x < 28
DAILY DOUBLE
x ≤ 17
closed circle at 17, pointing left
After paying $5.00 for a salad, Taylor has no more than $27.00 left. How much money did she have before buying the salad?
x - 5 ≤ 27
x ≤ 32
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the symbol for "no more than?"
≤
DAILY DOUBLE
4x > 24
x > 6
-5x + 3 > -22
x < 5
x -12 < -4
x < 8, closed circle at 8, pointing left
How many t-shirts can Banning buy with at least $40 if each t-shirt costs $8.00?
8x ≥ 40
x ≥ 5
m/3 ≤ 12
m ≤ 36
DAILY DOUBLE
-6x-3>-15
What is x<2
-8x > 32
x < -4, open circle at -4, pointing left
DAILY DOUBLE
Last Friday Marissa had $22.50. Over the weekend she received some money for cleaning. She now has over $32.00. How much money did she get for cleaning?
x + 22.50 > 32
x > 9.50
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the symbol for "at least"?
≥
-2x < 18
x > -9
9 < 2+(-x)
What is -7>x or x<-7
DAILY DOUBLE
1/2X ≥4
x ≥ 8, closed circle at 8 pointing right
Max's employer has at most $18.00 to spend on tape measures for his crew. How many can he buy with that amount if each tape measure costs $4.50?
4.5x ≤ 18
x ≤ 4
What is the symbol for "taller than"?
>
DAILY DOUBLE
k + 3.2 ≥ -7 1/2
k ≥ -10.7 or
k ≥ -10 7/10
DAILY DOUBLE
12 ≥ -2t - 10
What is -11 ≤ t or t ≥ -11?
-12 > c/-2 + 10
What is 44 < c or c > 44; open circle at 44, pointing right
DAILY DOUBLE
Keith has $500 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $200 in the account by the end of the summer. He withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets. How many weeks can Keith withdraw money from his account?
500 - 25w ≥ 200
w ≤ 12