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Write an inequality from a number line

Year 7 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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An open circle means the number itself is not a solution. The arrow points toward the solutions.

  1. A number line has an open circle at 4 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? x ___ 4
  2. A number line has an open circle at 7 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? n ___ 7
  3. A number line has an open circle at 7 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? t ___ 7
  4. A number line has an open circle at 2 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 2
  5. A number line has an open circle at 19 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 19
  6. A number line has an open circle at 20 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? t ___ 20
  7. A number line has an open circle at 18 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? n ___ 18
  8. A number line has an open circle at 35 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 35
  9. A number line has an open circle at 80 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 80
  10. A number line has an open circle at 74 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? n ___ 74
  11. A number line has an open circle at 26 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? x ___ 26
  12. A number line has an open circle at 97 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? x ___ 97
  13. A number line has an open circle at 17.3 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 17.3
  14. A number line has an open circle at 36.6 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? t ___ 36.6
  15. A number line has an open circle at 28 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? w ___ 28
  16. A number line has an open circle at 6.5 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 6.5
  17. A number line has an open circle at 238.6 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? t ___ 238.6
  18. A number line has an open circle at 287.9 and the arrow points to the left. Which sign completes the inequality? n ___ 287.9
  19. A number line has an open circle at 43 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? h ___ 43
  20. A number line has an open circle at 259 and the arrow points to the right. Which sign completes the inequality? s ___ 259
More free practice: fieldbooklearning.com/uk/practice/year-7/write-inequalities-from-number-lines/

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