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Write an inequality x > c or x < c from a condition

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Get x by itself. Undo any number added or subtracted first, then divide by the number in front of x. Flip the sign if you divide by a negative number.

  1. Solve: −3x + 5 > −16. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  2. Solve: −2x + 2 > 16. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  3. Solve: −5x − 8 < −38. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  4. Solve: 6x + 9 < 15. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  5. Solve: −3x − 11 < 7. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  6. Solve: 6x + 4 < 10. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  7. Solve: 5x − 6 > −46. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  8. Solve: −3x − 8 < −26. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  9. Solve: −5x − 5 < −55. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  10. Solve: −4x − 15 < −7. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  11. Solve: −4x + 9 > 21. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  12. Solve: 5x + 14 > 54. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  13. Solve: 3x − 13 > −37. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  14. Solve: −2x + 12 > −6. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  15. Solve: −3x + 2 > 14. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  16. Solve: 4x + 5 < 29. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  17. Solve: 5x + 3 < 48. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  18. Solve: −4x + 12 > 52. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  19. Solve: −x − 13 < −22. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  20. Solve: −4x + 11 < 51. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
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Answer key: Write an inequality x > c or x < c from a condition

  1. <, 7
  2. <, -7
  3. >, 6
  4. <, 1
  5. >, -6
  6. <, 1
  7. >, -8
  8. >, 6
  9. >, 10
  10. >, -2
  11. <, -3
  12. >, 8
  13. >, -8
  14. <, 9
  15. <, -4
  16. <, 6
  17. <, 9
  18. <, -10
  19. >, 9
  20. >, -10