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Solving Linear Inequalities

Your Turn! Inequality Involving a Negative Coefficient
Solve –8y + 3 > –5.
Multi-Step Inequality

SCIENCE A. {y | y < –1}
The boiling point of helium is –452 F. B. {y | y > 1}
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to find the
Solve the inequality c + 32 > – 452 C. {y | y > –1}
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temperatures in degrees Celsius for which helium D. {y | y < 1}
is a gas.
Answer
A. c < –268.9°C
B. c > 268.9°C
C. c > –268.9°C
D. c > –484°C

Answer

Write and Solve an Inequality

Write an inequality for the sentence below.
Then solve the inequality.
6 times a number is greater than 4 times the number
minus 2.

A. 6n > 4n – 2; {n | n > –1}
B. 6n < 4n – 2; {n | n < –1}
C. 6n > 4n + 2; {n | n > 1}
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D. 6n > 2 – 4n; {n | n < – }
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Answer

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