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Inequality
Solution / Answer of Conventional Questions

1. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, 2]

1 x
(a) 0.5  2
1>1–x 0
x>0
1 x
(b) 0.5 
2
x>0
–2x < 0
3 – 2x < 3
y<3

2. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, 3]

Let t hours be the travelling time.
60t – 45t ≥ 6
15t ≥ 6
t ≥ 0.4
At least 24 minutes is their minimum distance 6 km apart.

3. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, 9]

4  5x 4  5x 2 x  9
(a)  
2 3 5

4  5x 4  5x 2x  9
 30   30   30
2 3 5

15(4 – 5x) – 10(4 –5x) ≥ 6(2x – 9)

60 – 75x– 40 + 50x ≥ 12x – 54
20 – 25x ≥ 12x – 54
–37x ≥ –74
x≤2

(b) x = 0, 1, 2

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4. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, 12]

x  x 
 10  20% x    10   10
4  4 

x 1  3x 
 10    10   10
4 5 4 

x 3x
 10   2  10
4 20

x 3x
  22
4 20

x
 22
10
x  220
 The maximum total number of pages is 220.

5. [14-15 Final Exam, 6]

5000 x  600  300 x  5000 x1  8%

600  100 x
x6
The required minimum value of x is 7.

6. [15-16 Mid-year Exam, 1]

Let x be the number of pigs.
4x + 2(100 – x) < 300
4x + 200 – 2x < 300
2x < 100
x < 50
The maximum number of pigs in the farm is 49.

7. [15-16 Mid-year Exam, 4]

(a)(i) 51  3x   6
2
12
1  3x 
5
7 7

 3x  15
5
7
x 
15
(a)(ii) 0
(b) x 1
–15x < –15
7 – 15x < –8
y < –8
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8. [15-16 Final Exam, 1]

x 5x
 14 
8 12
3x  336  10x
7 x  336
x  48

– 48

9. [15-16 Final Exam, 2]

Let x be the no. of $2-coins, (20 – x) be the no. of $5-coins.

2x + 5(20 – x) > 64
2x + 100 – 5x > 64
– 3x > – 36
x < 12

∴the max. no. of $2-coins is 11.

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10. [16-17 Mid-year Exam, 1]

x x 1 1
(a)  
5 2 4

 x x 1 1
    20   20 1M (Common factor)
5 2  4
4x  10x  10  5

15
x 1A
14

1A
15
0
14
(b) 2 1A

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11. [16-17 Mid-year Exam, 2]

Let x be the smallest number,
x  ( x  1)  ( x  2)  102 1A
3x  99
x  33 1A
The smallest possible value of the smallest number is 34.
1A

12. [16-17 Mid-year Exam, 9] 3

Let x be the number of $5-coins,

5x  5  (20  x  5)( 2)  50 1A (L.H.S.) + 1A (  50 )
5x  5  30  2x  50
3x  15
x5
The minimum number of $5-coins is 5. 1 f.t.

13. [16-17 Final Exam, 9]

3  2x
(a) 7 
5

35 > 3 – 2x
2x > –32 1M (group unknown terms on
x > –16 one side)
–16
1A + 1A (algebraic and
(b) x > –16 graphical solution)
x
 2
8

x
1 3 1M
8
1A
y<3

14. [16-17 Final Exam, 12]

0.04x + 0.06(120000 − x) > 6500 1M (either simple interest
formula) +
0.04x + 7200 − 0.06x > 6500 1A (all correct)
−0.02x > −700
x < 35000 1A

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15. [17-18 Mid-Year Exam, 3]

2a
The fare for each child is $ .
3

2a
2a  4   84 1A
3

14a
 84 1M: eliminate denominator/combining like term
3
a  18
The maximum bus fare for an adult is $18. 1A

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16. [17-18 Mid-Year Exam, 4]
(a) x2
 5x  10 1A
6  5x  4
y  4 1A

(b) –1, –2, –3 1A

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17. [17-18 Final Exam, 2]
3x  17  6 x  22
17  22  6 x  3x
1M for grouping
3x  39
terms
x  13 1A

18. [18-19 F.3 Standardized test 1, #2]

7
(a) 2 x   29 x  10
2
27
 27 x 1M grouping like terms
2
1
x 1A
2

(b)  7  3y  7  7  3y 
2    29   10
 5  2  5 
7  3y 1
 1M use (a) or other method to group terms of y
5 2
19
y 1A
6

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19. [18-19 F.3 Standardized test 1, #4]

2(5  x)  19  x 1A
x3
The greatest value of x is 3. 1f.t.

20. [18-19 Mid-year Exam, 2]

(a)

1M for common denominator

1A

(b) 2 1A

21. [18-19 Mid-year Exam, 7]

Let x hour be the time needed.
1M (distance + distance 60)
+ 1A (whole inequality)

 At least 4.5 hour is needed. 1A

22. [18-19 Final Exam, 2]

(a) 7x  1
 5
4
7 x  1  20
7 x  21
x  3

–3 0
1A + 1A
(b) 2 and 1 1A

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Inequality
Answers of Multiple Choice Questions

1. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, #1] A

2. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, #2] B
3. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, #11] D
4. [14-15 Mid-year Exam, #12] C
5. [14-15 Final Exam, #3] C
6. [14-15 Final Exam, #19] D
7. [15-16 Mid-year Exam, #1] B
8. [15-16 Mid-year Exam, #2] A
9. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #11] D
10. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #16] B
11. [15-16 Final Exam #1] A
12. [15-16 Final Exam #2] B
13. [15-16 Final Exam #16] C
14. [16-17 Mid-year Exam #1] A
15. [16-17 Mid-year Exam #2] B
16. [16-17 Mid-year Exam #3] C
17. [16-17 Mid-year Exam #13] B
18. [16-17 Final Exam #4] B
19. [17-18 Mid-year Exam #2] A
20. [17-18 Mid-year Exam #3] B
21. [17-18 Mid-year Exam #13] D
22. [17-18 S Test 2 #1] B
23. [17-18 Final Exam #13] C
24. [17-18 Final Exam #14] B
25. [18-19 S Test 1, #2] C
26. [18-19 S Test 1, #3] B
27. [18-19 S Test 1, #4] D
28. [18-19 Mid-year Exam #2] B
29. [18-19 Mid-year Exam #13] C
30. [18-19 Mid-year Exam #14] A
31. [18-19 Final Exam #3] D
32. [18-19 Final Exam #14] A

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