How it works
An inequality names a whole set of answers. A shaded ray shows them all.
x < 2 means x is less than 2: the ray starts at 2 and points left. An open circle means 2 itself is not included.
'Fewer than 8 pages' is p < 8.
Worked examples
The start of the ray
- x < 2.
- The ray starts at 2.
- It points left to show less than 2.
Write it
- Sam read fewer than 8 pages. Let p be the pages he read.
- Fewer than means less than.
- p < 8.
A temperature
- It is colder than 3 degrees above zero. Let t be the temperature.
- Colder means less than.
- t < 3.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Mia has less than 6 dollars. Let m stand for the dollars she has. Which inequality fits?
- Each dot is a whole number. The lines are A on top, B in the middle and C at the bottom. Which line has dots only on numbers that make x > 3 true?
- Does 5 make x < 5 true?
- Sam read more than 5 pages. Let p stand for the pages. What is the smallest whole number p could be? Answer: ___