INEQUALITY

A mathematical sentence that compares expressions contains the symbols:

<, >, ≤, ≥

GREATER THAN

is greater than

is more than

LESS THAN

is less than

is fewer than

GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO

is greater than or equal to

is at least

is no less than

LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO

is less than or equal to

is at most

is no more than

SOLUTION OF INEQUALITY

A value that makes inequality true

Inequality can have more than one solution

What are the values of x?

GRAPH OF INEQUALITY

Shows all the solutions of an inequality on a number line

Open circle is used when a number is not a solution < or >

Closed circle is used when a number is a solution ≤ or ≥