7/10/2024 Algebra I

ALGEBRA I : 1 ALGEBRA BASICS : 01.04 ONE-VARIABLE INEQUALITIES

Dare to Compare
In the real world, there are times when relationships
between things are not exactly equal, in which case an
equal sign cannot be used. Sometimes, we have
problems that have several solutions that meet certain
parameters.

Math is no different. Sometimes in math, we want to

show that a problem can also have multiple solutions
within certain parameters. We use inequalities to
describe such problems.

For instance, say you are planning a fall festival for your school. At a certain time during the festival, you
want to offer at least 6 different games for people to participate in. The inequality x ≥ 6 (x is greater than or
equal to 6) would represent this scenario. You could plan to have 7 games, 10 games, even 20 games, and
these would all be viable solutions to your problem.
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Could you offer 7.5 different games at the festival? What about 8 games? Fractions and decimal numbers
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wouldn't make sense in this scenario, but that doesn't mean they won't in others.

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