Inequality Essay Questions

Inequality Essay Questions

Answer Question I or II and post your answer in the comment section of this blog.


I.  Choose one of the following compound inequalities and write a brief 2 to 3 sentences story about the selected inequality.  Please check your sentences for spelling and grammatical errors before posting. (10 pts.)

a.  x > 65  and x  ≤ 75	b.  x <  65  or  x  ≥ 75
c.  x ≤ 16 and x >1	d.  x ≤ 1  or  x >16
e.  x ≤ -4 and x > 0	f.   x ≤ -4 and x >0

II. Stiles, Scott, Lydia and Allison were working together to graph -3 < x  < 5. Allison stated that correct answer is A?   Scott stated that correct answer is B, while Stiles insists the correct answer is C?  Lydia asserts that neither are correct and that the correct answer is not listed.   Choose one person and briefly explain why he or she is incorrect and then write the correct inequality for the indicated graph.  ( 10 pts.)


a.

b.

c. 

Writing Simple Inequalities

Choose one of the following problems to solve and briefly describe how to solve the problem in the comment section.

1. m  is less than 9.
2. f is greater than -7.
3. j is greater than or equal to 4.
4. The speed limit, s, cannot exceed 65 mph.
5. -10 is less than or equal to x.
6. A number, x is at least 15.
7. A number, h is not greater than 4.
8. x is not more than 45.
9. A number, z, is positive.
10. At Franklin Towne a passing grade, g, must exceed a 75 .
11. k is no more than -3.
12. The total, t, is fewer than 15 items.
13.  -5 is less than a number, n.
14.  The time, p, on your quiz cannot exceed 30 minutes.
15. At most, 4 students, s, will fail the test.