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Choose which values from a set make an inequality true

Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Undo the number added or subtracted first, then divide both sides by the number in front of x. Check whether that number is negative.

  1. Solve: 3x − 8 > −11. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  2. Solve: 3x − 8 < 10. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  3. Solve: 6x + 1 < 19. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  4. Solve: −3x − 4 > 17. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  5. Solve: −4x + 14 < 42. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  6. Solve: 4x − 6 > −14. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  7. Solve: −5x + 14 < 64. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  8. Solve: −3x − 12 > −36. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  9. Solve: −x − 8 > −7. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  10. Solve: 3x + 4 > −23. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  11. Solve: 6x − 3 < −27. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  12. Solve: −x − 14 > −11. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  13. Solve: −4x + 10 > 34. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  14. Solve: 6x + 7 > −29. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  15. Solve: 4x − 6 < 26. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  16. Solve: 5x − 8 > −38. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  17. Solve: −x + 7 < 10. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  18. Solve: 5x − 3 > −3. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  19. Solve: −x + 10 < 5. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
  20. Solve: 3x + 12 > −3. Write the answer as x < a number or x > a number.
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Answer key: Choose which values from a set make an inequality true

  1. >, -1
  2. <, 6
  3. <, 3
  4. <, -7
  5. >, -7
  6. >, -2
  7. >, -10
  8. <, 8
  9. <, -1
  10. >, -9
  11. <, -4
  12. <, -3
  13. <, -6
  14. >, -6
  15. <, 8
  16. >, -6
  17. >, -3
  18. >, 0
  19. >, 5
  20. >, -5