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LESSON Writing and Solving One-Step Inequalities

7-1 Reteach

When solving an inequality, solve it as if it is an equation. Then decide

on the correct inequality sign to put in the answer.
When adding or subtracting a number from each side of an inequality,
the sign stays the same. When multiplying or dividing by a positive
number, the sign stays the same. When multiplying or dividing by a
negative number, the sign changes.

x  5  Dividing
5 by x 3  8 2x  8 x
 6
a negative,
x  5  5  5  5 x3383 2 x 8 3
so reverse  x
2 2 (3)
x  10the x  11
 3   (6)(3)
inequality x  4
x  18
Check: sign. Check: Check:
Check: Think: 21
Think: 0 is a Think: 0 is a Think: 6 is a solution
is a solution
solution because solution because because 6  4.
because
0  10. Substitute 0  11. Substitute Substitute 6 for x to see
21  18.
0 for x to see if 0 for x to see if if your answer checks.
Substitute 21 for x
your answer your answer 2x  8 to see if your
checks. checks.
2  6 ? 8 answer checks.
x  5  5 x38
12  8  x
0  5 ? 5 05?8  6
3
5  5  5  8  21
? 6
3
7  6 

Solve each inequality. Check your work.

1. n  6  3 2. 2n  12
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n
3.  21 4. n  (3)  7
3
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5. 15  n  8 6. 6n  12
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n
7. 6  n  9 8.  2
6
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7. 20a  250; a  12.5; 13 or more weeks ago 8. s3  125; s  5; greater than 5 cm

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9. 20t  4,200; t  210; No, 3 minutes is 180 8. n  12

seconds. The time needs to be at least 210
seconds. Reading Strategies
1. add 5; no
Practice and Problem Solving: D
1. a  3; 2. multiply by 6; yes

3. divide by 3; no

2. 3  n Success for English Learners

1. 

2. 
3. b  0
3. 

4. 

4. e  2
5. 

6. 

5. t  1 7. When you multiply or divide by a negative

number, the inequality sign reverses.

LESSON 7-2
6. c  4
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
1. 10n  4  25

2. 4n  30  10
Reteach
1. n  9 1
3.  (5  n )  20
4
2. n  6
4. Answers will vary. Sample answer: “The
3. n  63 opposite of 5 times a number increased by 3
is greater than 1.”
4. n  4
5. Answers will vary. Sample answer: “Twenty-
5. n  7 seven less two times a number is less than or
equal to the opposite of 6.”
6. n  2
6. Answers will vary. Sample answer: “Half of
7. n  3
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the sum of 1 and a number is 5 or greater.”

7. a. 10p;

b. 10p  75;

c. 10p  75  50

Practice and Problem Solving: C

1. 24  4n  400, or n  94

2. 120  24  4n, or n  24

3. 24  n  94

4. Answers will vary. Sample answer:

2x  7  17

5. Answers will vary. Sample answer:

1
( x  2)  7
2

6. Answers will vary. Sample answer:

2x  5  55

7. Each of the parts of the compound inequality,

5  3x and 3x  10, is a
one-step inequality. The only operation
needed to simplify the compound inequality
is to divide each term by 3.

Practice and Problem Solving: D

1. 4x  2

1
2.  x  12
3

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