Past Papers Worksheet Linear Inequality IGCSE Mathematics 0580

1. Solve the following inequalities:

(a) 3n – 11 > 5n – 18 (b) 3n – 5 >17 + 8n (c) 7 – 8𝓍 ≥ 19 + 2𝓍 (d) 6n + 3 > 8n

(e) n + 7 < 5n - 8 (f) 5t + 23 < 17 – 2t (g) 3𝓍 – 1 ≤ 11𝓍 + 2 (h) 7𝓍 – 5 > 3(2 – 5𝓍)

x 2 x−3 x
(i) 5(𝓍 – 4) < 3(12 – 𝓍) (j) −13>12+3 x (k) − ≤2 (l) 6(2 – 3𝓍) − 4(1 – 2𝓍) ≤ 0
2 5 3

2 x +1 5 x−8 x−1 x
(m) ≤ (n) 2 x+5< (o) +5>2 (p)
3 4 4 3
x x −2
+ <5
2 3

2. (a) List the positive integers that satisfy the inequality 𝓍 + 13 ≥ 3𝓍 + 7

(b) Find the positive integers that satisfy the inequality t + 2 > 3t – 6
21+ x
(c) Solve the inequality for positive integer values of 𝓍 > x+ 1
5
(d) Find the integer values of n that satisfy the inequalities 15 ≤ 4n < 28
(e) Find the integers which satisfy the inequality -5 < 2n – 1 ≤ 5
(f) Find the integer values of n that satisfy this inequality -7 < 4n ≤ 8
(g) Find the integer values of n that satisfy the inequality 18 – 2n < 6n ≤ 30 + n
(h) Find the integer values for 𝓍 which satisfy the inequality –3 < 2𝓍 –1 ≤ 6
(i) List all the prime numbers which satisfy this inequality 16 < 2𝓍 – 5 < 48

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Q-3. Given that –4 ≤ 2k ≤ 17 write down
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(a) the smallest integer value of k
(b) the largest prime value of k
(c) the largest rational value of k

Q-4. Given that x is an integer, find the largest possible value of x which satisfies the following inequality:
2
6–x≥ (x – 8)
3

Q-5. Solve the inequality 5(2x – 3) ≥ 14 – x and state the smallest possible value of x if x is an integer.

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Q-6. Solve the inequality 2x – 1 ≥ 11 + 5x and write down the largest integer value of x.
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Q-7. Given that –2 ≤ x ≤ 3.5 and 2 ≤ y ≤ 5

(a) list the integer values of x (b) write down the largest rational value of x
2x
(c) calculate the smallest possible value of (i) (x – y)2 (ii) x2 – y2 (iii)
y

Q-8 Given that −5 ≤ 4x – 1 ≤ 2x + 7 and −6 ≤ 3y ≤ 15, find

(a) the greatest possible value of x + y
(b) the smallest possible value of x – y
(c) the greatest possible value of x2 – y2
 (d) the smallest possible value of x2 + y2

Q-9 Given that −5 ≤ x ≤ − 1 and 1 ≤ y ≤ 6, find

(a) the greatest possible value of 2x – y
(b) the greatest possible value of y – 4x
y
(c) the least possible value of
x
x
(d) the least possible value of
y

Q-10 A woman buys x oranges at 50 cents each and (2x + 1) pineapples at $1.20 each. If she wishes to spend not more
than $25 on these produce,
(a) form an inequality in x, and
(b) find the largest number of x

Q-11 A music shop is having a sale and each compact disc is priced at $12.49. A man has $97 in his pocket. What is the
maximum number of compact discs that he can buy?

ANSWERS:

1. (a) n < 3.5 (b) n < -4.4 (c) 𝓍 ≤ -1.2 (d) n < 1.5 (e) n > 3.75 (f) t < -6/7
(g) 𝓍 ≥ - 3/8 (h) 𝓍 > 0.5 (i) 𝓍 < 7 (j) 𝓍 < -10 (k) 𝓍 ≤ 39 (l) 𝓍 ≥ 0.8
(m) 𝓍 ≥ 4 (n) 𝓍 < -3 (o) 𝓍 > -9 (p) 𝓍 < 6.8

2. (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3 (c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 4, 5, 6 (e) –1, 0, 1, 2, 3 (f) −1, 0, 1, 2

(g) 3, 4, 5, 6 (h) 0, 1, 2, 3 (i) 11, 13, 17, 19, 23

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3. (a) -2 (b) 7 (c) 8
3

4. 6 5. 3 6. 4

7. (a) -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 (b) 3.5 (c)i) 0 ii) -25 (iii) -2

8. (a) 9 (b) -6 (c) 16 (d) 0

9. (a) -3 (b) 26 (c) -6 (d) -5

10. (a) 2.9x ≤ 23.8 (b) 8

11. 7