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GCSE Maths: Inequalities

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  1. What does the inequality symbol ≥ mean?

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    Greater than or equal to

  2. What does the inequality symbol ≤ mean?

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    Less than or equal to

  3. How do you solve the inequality 3x < 24?

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    Divide both sides by 3 to get x < 8

  4. What integers satisfy the inequality 4 ≤ n < 8?

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    4, 5, 6, 7

  5. What are the possible integer values of n if −2 < n ≤ 3?

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    −1, 0, 1, 2, 3

  6. When solving 3x − 8 > 16, what is the first step?

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    Add 8 to both sides to get 3x > 24

  7. How do you solve 3y − 4 > 17?

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    Add 4 to both sides to get 3y > 21, then divide by 3 to get y > 7

  8. How do you solve the inequality 4n < 9 − 2n?

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    Add 2n to both sides to get 6n < 9, then divide by 6 to get n < 1.5

  9. How do you solve 2(3x − 5) ≥ 43?

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    Expand to get 6x − 10 ≥ 43, add 10 to get 6x ≥ 53, then divide by 6 to get x ≥ 53/6 or x ≥ 8.83...

  10. What integer solutions satisfy 3 < 2x + 1 < 13?

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    2, 3, 4, 5 (subtract 1 from all parts: 2 < 2x < 12, then divide by 2: 1 < x < 6)

  11. If Annie spends m pounds, Beth twice as much, Carly 5 pounds more than Annie, and their total is more than £60, what inequality represents this?

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    4m + 5 > 60

  12. If 4m + 5 > 60 and m must be a whole number, what is the smallest value of m?

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    m = 14. Solving gives m > 13.75, so the smallest whole number is 14.

  13. If Annie spends £14, and Beth spends twice as much as Annie, how much does Beth spend?

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    £28

  14. If Annie spends £14, and Carly spends 5 pounds more than Annie, how much does Carly spend?

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    £19

  15. How do you find the perimeter of a regular pentagon with side length s?

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    5s. A regular pentagon has 5 equal sides.

  16. How do you find the perimeter of an isosceles triangle with two equal sides of length a and a base of length b?

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    2a + b. Add the two equal sides and the base.

  17. When solving an inequality like 8 < 10 - x/2, what happens to the inequality sign when you multiply both sides by -2?

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    The inequality sign reverses direction. Multiplying or dividing by a negative number reverses the inequality.

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