Linear Inequalities

4. Represent the following inequalities on

a number line.
Exercise 1

1. Write each of the following as

inequalities:
a. “𝑥 is greater than 1”
b. “𝑦 is less than or equal to 3”
c. “𝑧 is at least 6”
d. “𝑎 is more than 0”
e. “𝑏 is greater than or equal to -
1”
f. “𝑥 between 2 and 3
(inclusive)”
g. “𝑦 is between -1 and 2
(exclusive)”
2. If 𝑥 is an integer (whole number), then
list the numbers in each range:
a. 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5
b. 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 5
c. 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 5
d. 2 < 𝑥 < 5
e. −1.5 < 𝑥 ≤ 2
3. Write inequalities that represent the
following number lines.

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 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

1. Solve the following inequalities. 1. By drawing suitable number lines or

a. 3𝑥 > 12 otherwise, combine the following
b. 2𝑥 − 1 > 5 inequalities.
c. 4𝑦 − 2 < 18 a. 𝑥 < 3, 𝑥 < 4
d. 3𝑎 + 5 ≤ 23 b. 0 < 𝑥 < 3, 𝑥 < 2
e. 2 + 4𝑥 ≥ 22 c. 𝑥 ≥ 4, − 1 < 𝑥 < 5
𝑥
f. 2 > 8 d. 0 < 𝑥 < 2, 1 < 𝑥 < 3
g.
𝑦
− 3≤7 e. 𝑥 < 1 or 𝑥 > 3, 𝑥 > 2
2 f. 𝑥 < 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 4, 𝑥 < 0
𝑥−2
h. 3
≥5 g. 𝑥 < 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 3, 2 < 𝑥 < 4
i. 3(5𝑥 − 3) < 4 h. 𝑥 < 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 3, 0 < 𝑥 < 4
j. 4(6 + 3𝑥) ≥ 20 i. 𝑥 < 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 3, 𝑥 < 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 4
2. Solve the following inequalities. j. 𝑥 < 2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 3, 𝑥 < 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 4
a. 3𝑥 + 1 > 𝑥 + 7 2. Solve the following inequalities.
b. 4𝑥 − 3 < 𝑥 + 12 a. 𝑥 + 1 < 5 < 𝑥 + 7
c. 𝑥 + 10 ≥ 5𝑥 − 2 b. 𝑥 − 2 ≤ 6 < 𝑥 + 1
d. 6𝑦 − 5 ≤ 2𝑦 + 5 c. 3 − 𝑥 < 𝑥 ≤ 2𝑥 + 1
e. 1 − 𝑥 < 2𝑥 + 9 d. 2𝑥 + 1 > 4, 𝑥 ≤ 2
f. 5 − 2𝑥 ≥ 5𝑥 + 12 e. 5 − 2𝑥 > 3, 𝑥 + 1 > 0
g. 19 + 𝑥 > 15 + 3(𝑥 − 2) f. 2 − 𝑥 < 𝑥 < 8 − 𝑥, 𝑥 ≤ 3
h. 20 − 𝑥 > 2(5 + 3𝑥) − 7
3. Solve the following inequalities.
a. 2 ≤ 2𝑥 < 10
b. 2 ≤ 𝑥 + 7 < 10
c. −6 ≤ 3𝑥 < 9
𝑥
d. 2 < 3 ≤ 10
e. −2 < 3𝑥 − 5 < 16
𝑥+3
f. 1 ≤ ≤5
4
𝑥−5
g. 1 < ≤5
3
4. Solve the following inequalities.
a. 12 − 2𝑥 > 6
b. 15 − 𝑥 ≤ 4
c. 11 − 3𝑥 ≥ 7
d. 5 − 10𝑥 > 4
e. 4 − 5𝑥 < 7
 Solve the following inequalities.
1 3
a. (3𝑥 − 1) < 4 (𝑥 + 1)
2
2−3𝑦 1
b. 2𝑦 + 4
≤4
4𝑥 3
c. 3 − 5
> 5 (2 − 6𝑥)

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