Inequality

Inequality

1. Problem-solving strategies: Read through the entire problem, Highlight the important information and keywords that you need to solve the problem, Identify your variables, write the equation or inequality, Solve, Write your answer in a complete sentence, Check or justify your answer.

2. Eliminate fractions by multiplying all terms by the least common denominator of all fractions, Simplify by combining like terms on each side of the inequality, Add or subtract quantities to obtain the unknown on one side and the numbers on the other, Divide each term of the inequality by the coefficient of the unknown.

3. Keywords, at least, no more than, more than, less than