

Verbal Inequalities
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Verbal Inequalities

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Translating from verbal to algebraic and vice versa.
We have had practice with verbal translations with expressions and equations, but now we want to translate inequalities. There are four inequality signs:
less than <
greater than >
less than or equal to ≤
greater than or equal to ≥
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We also have the verbal translations for our operations.
The most confusing of these which you should remember are
Difference(subtract) -
Product(Multiply) *
Quotient(divide) /
Power(exponent) ^
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Here are some common inequality verbal words
5 < 8 Five is less than 8
9 > 3 Nine is greater than 3
2 > p People must exceed 2
4 ≥ p At least 4 people are here
7 ≤ p At most 7 people can fit
6 ≤ p People can't exceed 6
Let's try some questions...
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Multiple Choice
Product means?
divide
add
subtract
multiply
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Multiple Choice
Quotient means?
divide
add
subtract
multiply
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Multiple Choice
At least five people need to register for the event.
P < 5
P > 5
P ≤ 5
P ≥ 5
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Multiple Choice
The number of people in the room can not exceed fifteen
P < 15
P > 15
P ≤ 15
P ≥ 15
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Multiple Choice
P take away five is less than seven
P - 5 < 7
P - 5 ≤ 7
P/5 < 7
P/5 ≤ 7
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Multiple Choice
The product of P and eight is at most twelve
P + 8 ≤ 12
P + 8 < 12
8P < 12
8P ≤ 12
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Multiple Choice
The difference between nine and a number is no more than the quotient of six and the same number.
9 - N < 6 / N
9 - N ≤ 6 / N
9 - N > 6 / N
9 - N ≥ 6 / N
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