By: Mr.

Graham aka El Capitan (with

help from George)
 It is the exact same thing as solving
regular inequalities, except now we
are using positive and negative
integers!!!!! And we have one extra
rule.

George says, YOU’VE DONE THIS

BEFORE!!!!!!! And he still likes
bananas.
Solve
y + 8 < 6 How do I undo addition?
- 8 < - 8 From both sides
y<6–8 KCO  6 + -8
Follow addition rules!!!!! (signs are different,
subtract and keep the sign of the larges value)
8 – 6 = 2 ( 8 is bigger, so it will be a -2)
y < -2

-2
-5 + t ≥ -25 (how do I undo addition?)
-(-5) ≥ -(-5)
- 5 – (-5) becomes -5 + 5 which = 0, so we are
left with just t on that side
-25 – (-5) becomes -25 + 5 which = -20
So t ≥ -20

-20
Our one new rule is here, if you
MULTIPLY OR DIVIDED BY A
NEGATIVE NUMBER, YOU
MUST FLIP THE SIGN!!!!
Solve
17b > -51 (how do I undo multiplication?)
17b > -51
17 > 17
17’s cancel out leaving just b and -51÷ 17 = -3
So b > -3

-3
 k > -2 (how do I undo division?)
-10
-10 · k > -2 · -10
-10
-10 and -10 cancel leaving just k and
– 2 · -10 = 20
BUT!!!! Since we multiplied by a negative, my
sign changes from > to < !!!!!!!!!!!!
So k < 20
IF you multiply or
divide by a negative #,
you have to switch the
sign!!!!!!!!!!!!!!