Intro To Inequalities

This lesson covers:

  1. What each of the inequality symbols mean: <, >, ≤, ≥
  2. How to represent inequalities on number lines

What does the symbol < mean?

Less than

More than, or equal to

More than

Less than, or equal to

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What does the symbol ≥ mean?

Less than

More than, or equal to

Less than, or equal to

More than

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Is the following expression true or false? 

2<5

True

False

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Is the statement below true or false? 

7 ≥ 13

True

False

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Is the statement below true or false? 

7+4<9+3

False

True

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Is the statement below true or false? 

6×3+4>3×5+8

False

True

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Is the statement below true or false? 

5 + 3 ≤ 8

True

False

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What does the number line below show? 

Number line showing the range between 2 and 8.

2 ≤ x < 9

2 < x ≤ 9

2 ≤ x ≤ 9

2 < x < 9

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What does the number line below show? 

Number line showing an inequality with a closed circle at 1 and an open circle at 2.

1 ≤  x ≤ 2

2 ≤ x < 1

1 < x < 2

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What does the number line below show? 

Number line showing an inequality from 4 to 8.

4 < x < 8

4 > x > 8

4 ≤ x < 8

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