Unit 1 - Equations

Equations
and 1
Inequalities
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Unit Overview
Investigating patterns is a good foundation for studying Algebra 1. How can you represent
You will begin this unit by analyzing, describing, and generalizing patterns from everyday life
patterns using tables, expressions, graphs, and words. You will by using tables, expressions,
then write and solve equations and inequalities in mathematical and graphs?
and real-world problems. How can you write and solve
equations and inequalities?
Key Terms
As you study this unit, add these and other terms to your math
notebook. Include in your notes your prior knowledge of each
word, as well as your experiences in using the word in different EMBEDDED ASSESSMENTS
mathematical examples. If needed, ask for help in pronouncing
These assessments, following
new words and add information on pronunciation to your math Activities 2 and 4, will give you an
notebook. It is important that you learn new terms and use them opportunity to demonstrate what you
correctly in your class discussions and in your problem solutions. have learned about patterns,
equations, and inequalities.
Academic Vocabulary Embedded Assessment 1:
consecutive
Patterns and Equations p. 33
Math Terms
2014 College Board. All rights reserved.
Embedded Assessment 2:
sequence solution of an inequality Inequalities and Absolute
common difference compound inequality Value p. 61
expression conjunction
variable disjunction
equilateral absolute value
equation absolute value notation
solution absolute value equation
formula absolute value inequality
literal equation
graph of an inequality
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UNIT 1
Getting Ready
Write your answers on notebook paper.
Show your work.
1. What is 2 + 4 ? 8. Which equation has the least solution?

3 5
2. What condition must be met before you can A. x + 5 = 13 B. 6x = 30
add or subtract fractions? C. x = 18 D. x 2 = 11
4
3. Jennifer is checking Megans homework. They 9. Combine like terms in the following
disagree on the answer to this problem: 42 22. expressions.
Jennifer says the product is 32 and Megan says a. 10x 4x b. 15n + 3n
it is 64. Who has the correct answer? Explain c. 7.5y + 1.6y 2 d. m + 4 2m
how she arrived at that correct product. 10. The Venn diagram below provides a visual
4. A piece of lumber 2 1 feet long is to be cut into representation of the students in Mr. Griffins
4 class who participate in music programs after
3 equal pieces. How long will each piece of cut school. What does the diagram tell you about
wood be? Give the measurement in feet and the musical involvement of Student B and
in inches. Student G? Explain how you reached your
5. Arrange the following expressions in order of conclusion.
their value from least to greatest.
Students who Students in
a. 4 6 b. 4 + 6 play piano the band
c. 4 6
6. Which expression has the greater value? Justify C
your answer. A B
A. 8 + 3 B. 8 3 E
F D
7. Which of the following are equal to 14.95? G
A. 2.3 6.5 B. 21.45 6.5
C. 8.32 + 6.63
2 SpringBoard Mathematics Algebra 1, Unit 1 Equations and Inequalities

Investigating Patterns ACTIVITY 1
Cross-Country Adventures
Lesson 1-1 Numeric and Graphic Representations of Data
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Identify patterns in data.
Use tables, graphs, and expressions to model situations.
Use expressions to make predictions.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Sharing and Responding,
Create Representations, Discussion Groups, Look for a Pattern,
InteractiveWord Wall
Mizing spent his summer vacation traveling cross-country with his family.
Their first stop was Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana. CONNECT TO HISTORY
Yellowstone is famous for its geysers, especially one commonly referred to as Yellowstone National Park was
Old Faithful. A geyser is a spring that erupts intermittently, forcing a the first National Park. The park
fountain of water and steam from a hole in the ground. Old Faithful can have was established by Congress
particularly long and fairly predictable eruptions. As a matter of fact, park on March 1, 1872. President
rangers have observed the geyser over many years and have developed Woodrow Wilson signed the
patterns they use to predict the timing of the next eruption. act creating the National Park
Service on August 25, 1916.
Park rangers have recorded the information in the table below.
Approximate Time
Length of Eruption
Until Next Eruption
(in minutes)
(in minutes)
1 46
2 58
3 70
4 82
1. Describe any patterns you see in the table.

DISCUSSION GROUP TIPS
Work with your peers to set rules

for:
discussions and decision-making
2. Why might it be important for park rangers to be able to predict the clear goals and deadlines
timing of Old Faithfuls eruptions? individual roles as needed
3. If an eruption lasts 8 minutes, about how long must park visitors wait to
see the next eruption? Explain your reasoning using the patterns you
identified in the table.
Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 3

ACTIVITY 1 Lesson 1-1
continued Numeric and Graphic Representations of Data
My Notes
4. Graph the data from the table on the grid below.
140
Approximate time until next

120
eruption (in minutes)

100
80
60
40
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Length of eruption (in minutes)
5. Reason quantitatively. Mizing and his family arrived at Old Faithful

to find a sign indicating they had just missed an eruption and that it
would be approximately 2 hours before the next one. How long
was the eruption they missed? Explain how you determined your answer.
Patterns can be written as sequences.

MATH TERMS
6. Using the table or graph above, write the approximate times until the
A sequence is a list of numbers, next Old Faithful eruption as a sequence.
and each number is called a term
of the sequence. For example:
2, 4, 6, 8, and 2, 5, 10, 17, are
sequences.

7. How would you describe this sequence of numbers?

Lesson 1-1 ACTIVITY 1
Numeric and Graphic Representations of Data continued
My Notes
In the table below, 5 and 8 are consecutive terms. Some sequences have
a common difference between consecutive terms. The common difference
between the terms in the table below is 3. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
Sequence: 5, 8, 11, 14 Consecutive refers to items that
follow each other in order.
Term number Term

1 5 MATH TIP
2 8
A common difference is also called
3 11 a constant difference.
4 14
8. Identify two consecutive terms in the sequence of next eruption times

that you created in Item 6.
9. The sequence of next eruption times has a common difference. Identify

the common difference.
10. Each term in the sequence above can be written using the first term and
repeated addition of the common difference. For example, the first term
is 5, the second term is 5 + 3, and the third term can be expressed as
5 + 3 + 3 or 5 + 2(3). Similarly, the terms in the sequence of next
eruption times can also be written using repeated addition of the
common difference.
a. Write the approximate waiting time for the next eruption after
eruptions lasting 4 and 5 minutes using repeated addition of the
common difference.
b. Model with mathematics. Let n represent the number of minutes

an eruption lasts. Write an expression using the variable n that MATH TERMS
could be used to determine the waiting time until the next eruption. An expression may consist of
numbers, variables, and operations.
A variable is a letter or symbol
c. Check the accuracy of your expression by evaluating it when n = 2. used to represent an unknown
quantity.
d. Use your expression to determine the number of minutes a visitor to

the park must wait to see another eruption of Old Faithful after a
12-minute eruption.

continued Numeric and Graphic Representations of Data
My Notes
Check Your Understanding
SB-Mobile charges $20 for each gigabyte of data used on any of its
smartphone plans.
11. Copy and complete the table showing the charges for data based on
the number of gigabytes used.
Number of Total Data

Gigabytes Used Charge
1
2
3
4
5
12. Graph the data from the table. Be sure to label your axes.
13. Write a sequence to represent the total price of a data plan.
14. The sequence you wrote in Item 13 has a common difference. Identify
the common difference.
15. Let n represent the number of gigabytes used. Write an expression that
can be used to determine the total data charge for the phone plan.
16. Use your expression to calculate the total data charge if 10 gigabytes of
data are used.

Numeric and Graphic Representations of Data continued
My Notes
LESSON 11 PRACTICE
Travis owns stock in the SBO Company. After the first year of ownership the
stock is worth $45 per share. Travis estimates that the value of a share will
increase by $2.80 per year.
17. Copy and complete the table showing the value of the stock over the
course of several years.
Year Share Value

1 $45
2
3
4
5
18. Write a sequence to show the increase in the stock value over the course
of several years.
19. Make use of structure. The sequence you wrote in Item 18 has a
common difference. Identify the common difference.
20. Let n represent the number of years that have passed. Write an
expression that can be used to determine the value of one share of
SBO stock.
21. Use your expression to calculate the value of one share of stock after
20 years.

continued Writing Expressions
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Use patterns to write expressions.
Use tables, graphs, and expressions to model situations.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Look for a Pattern, Create
Representations, Think-Pair-Share, Discussion Groups, Sharing and
Responding
Mizing and his family also visited Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. As
CONNECT TO HISTORY Mizing investigated the artifacts on display from the ancestral Pueblo people
Mesa Verde National Park was who once called the area home, Mizing began to notice that the patterns used
created by President Theodore to decorate pottery, baskets, and textiles were geometric.
Roosevelt in 1906 as the first Mizing found a pattern similar to the one below particularly interesting.
National Park designated to
preserve the works of man. The
park protects nearly 5000 known
archeological sites and 600 cliff
dwellings, offering a look into the
lives of the ancestral Pueblo
people who lived there from
6001300 AD.
1. Reason abstractly. Draw the next two figures in the pattern.
2. Create a table showing the relationship between the figure number and

the number of small squares in each figure.
Figure Number Number of Squares

Writing Expressions continued
My Notes
3. Use the variable n to represent the figure number. Write an expression
that could be used to determine the number of small squares in any
figure number.
4. Use your expression to determine the number of small squares in the

12th figure.
Mizing noticed that many times the centers of the figures in the pattern were
filled in with small squares of the same size as the outer squares but in a
different color.
5. Fill in the centers of the diagrams with small colored squares.
6. Draw the next two figures in the pattern. Be sure to include the inner
colored squares.
7. Copy the first two columns of the table you created in Item 2 and add a
column to show the relationship between the figure number and the
number of inner colored squares.
Number of Number of Inner

Figure Number
Outer Squares Colored Squares

My Notes
8. Describe any numerical patterns you see in the table.
9. Write the numbers of inner colored squares as a sequence.
10. Does the sequence of numbers of inner colored squares have a common
difference? If so, identify it. If not, explain.
11. Model with mathematics. Graph the data from the table on the
appropriate grid. Be sure to label an appropriate scale on the y-axis.
a. y
Number of Outer Squares
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Figure Number
b. y

Inner Colored Squares
Number of
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Figure Number

My Notes
12. Compare the graphs.
13. Reason quantitatively. Use the patterns you have described to

predict the number of inner colored squares in the 10th figure of
the pattern.
14. How is the number of inner squares related to the figure number?
15. Use the variable n to represent the figure number. Write an expression
that could be used to determine the number of inner colored squares in
any figure number.
16. Use your expression to determine the number of inner colored squares
in the 17th figure.
Mizing discovered another pattern in the artifacts. He noticed that when

triangles were used, the triangles were all equilateral and often multicolored. MATH TERMS
In an equilateral triangle, all three

sides have the same measure.
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
17. Attend to precision. Determine the perimeter of each figure in the

pattern if each side of one triangle measures 1 cm.

My Notes
18. Mizing found that he could determine the perimeter of any figure in the
pattern using the expression 2n + 1. Use Mizings expression to calculate
the perimeters of the next three figures in the pattern. Use the table
below to record your calculations.
Figure Number Perimeter (cm)
19. Create a sequence to represent the perimeters of the figures in the

pattern. Does the sequence have a common difference? If so, identify it.
If not, explain.
20. Represent the relationship between the figures in the pattern and their
perimeters as a graph. Be sure to label your axes and the scale on the
y-axis.

y
x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

My Notes
A pattern of small squares is shown below. Use the pattern to respond to

the following questions.
21. Create a table to show the number of small squares in the first through
the fifth figures, assuming the pattern continues.
22. Write the number of small squares in each figure as a sequence. Does
the sequence have a common difference? If so, identify it. If not,
explain.
23. How many small squares would be in the 10th figure? Justify your
response using the sequence or the table.
24. Use the variable n to write an expression that could be used to
determine the number of small squares in any figure in the pattern.
25. Use your expression to determine the number of small squares in the
20th figure.
LESSON 1-2 PRACTICE

A toothpick pattern is shown below. Use the pattern for Items 2629.
26. Create a table to show the number of toothpicks in the first through the
fifth figures, assuming the pattern continues.
27. Write the number of toothpicks in each figure as a sequence. Does the
sequence have a common difference? If so, identify it. If not, explain.
28. Express regularity in repeated reasoning. How many toothpicks
would be in the 15th figure? Justify your response using the sequence or
the table.
29. Use the variable n to write an expression that could be used to
determine the number of toothpicks in any figure in the pattern.

ACTIVITY 1 Investigating Patterns
continued Cross-Country Adventures
ACTIVITY 1 PRACTICE 6. Draw the next three figures in the pattern.

Write your answers on notebook paper. 7. Determine the perimeter of each of the first six
Show your work. figures. Assume each side of each pentagon
measures 1 inch.
Lesson 1-1
8. What is the perimeter of the 10th figure? Justify
your response.
1 3 3 3
9. Use the variable n to write an expression that
2 6 12 3 could be used to determine the perimeter of any
figure in the pattern.
3 9 27 3
10. Use your expression to calculate the perimeter of
4 12 48 3 the 50th figure. Be sure to include units.
11. Evaluate 3x 12 for x = 5.
1. Describe any patterns you notice in the table
12. Evaluate 45 + 15(n 1) for n = 6.
of values.
2. Write the second column of the table as a MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
sequence. Identify the common difference. Construct Viable Arguments and Critique the
3. Create a graph to show the relationship between Reasoning of Others
the first two columns of the table. 13. Figure 1 of a mosaic pattern contains one tile and
4. Write an expression to represent the relationship figure 2 contains four tiles. Nancy and Richard
between the first two columns of the table. were asked to predict the number of tiles in
figure 3. Nancy wrote 9, and Richard wrote 7.
5. Explain how you could use your expression to
Who is correct? Explain your reasoning.
determine the value that would appear in the
25th row of the second column.
Lesson 1-2
Use the visual pattern below for Items 610.

Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3

Solving Equations ACTIVITY 2
Whats My Number?
Lesson 2-1 Writing and Solving Equations
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Use the algebraic method to solve an equation.
Write and solve an equation to model a real-world situation.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Guess and Check, Create
Representations, Discussion Groups, Identify a Subtask, Note Taking
Lets play Whats My Number?
1. Make sense of problems. Determine the number, and explain how
you came up with the solution. DISCUSSION GROUP TIPS
Work with your peers to set rules
for:
discussions and decision-making
clear goals and deadlines
individual roles as needed
2. You may have used an equation to answer Item 1. Write an equation

that could be used to represent the problem in Item 1. MATH TERMS
An equation is a mathematical
statement that shows that two
expressions are equal. A solution is
any value that makes an equation
true when substituted for the
3. For each equation, tell whether the given value of x is a solution. variable.
Explain.
a. 2 + 4(x 1) = 22; x = 6
b. 12 x = 8; x = 24
4
c. 3.8 + 6x = 8.6; x = 0.9
One way to solve an equation containing a variable is to use the algebraic

method. This method is also called the symbolic method or solving equations
using symbols.
Activity 2 Solving Equations 15

continued Writing and Solving Equations
My Notes
Example A
MATH TIP Solve the equation 3x + 90 + 2x = 360 using the algebraic method,
showing each step. List a property or provide an explanation for each step.
The Properties of Equality state
Check your solution.
that you can perform the same
operation on both sides of an 3x + 90 + 2x = 360 Original equation
equation without affecting the 3x + 2x + 90 = 360 Commutative Property of Addition
solution.
5x + 90 = 360 Combine like terms.
Addition Property of Equality 5x + 90 90 = 360 90 Subtraction Property of Equality
If a = b, then a + c = b + c. 5x = 270 Combine like terms.
Subtraction Property of Equality 5x = 270
If a = b, then a c = b c. 5 5 Division Property of Equality
Multiplication Property of Equality x = 54 Simplify.

If a = b, then ac = bc. Check by substitution: 3(54) + 90 + 2(54) = 360
Division Property of Equality 162 + 90 + 108 = 360
If a = b, then a c = b c, 360 = 360
when c 0. Solution: x = 54
Other important properties are:
Symmetric Property of Equality
Try These A
If a = b, then b = a. a. Solve the Whats My Number? problem using the equation you wrote
in Item 2 and the algebraic method.
Commutative Property of
Addition/Multiplication
a+b=b+a Solve each equation using the algebraic method, showing each step. List a
ab = ba property or provide an explanation for each step.
Associative Property of b. 5x 6 = 1 c. 12d + 2 3d = 5
Addition/Multiplication
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
(ab)c = a(bc)
d. 7.4p 9.2p = 2.6 + 5.3 e. x + 7 = 12
4

Distributive Property
a(b + c) = ab + ac
f. 20x 3 + 5x = 22 g. 8 = 3 w 12 + 8
2
4. Is x = 4 a solution of 2(x 3) + 7 = 23? How do you know?

5. Which property of equality would you use to solve the equation
x = 13? Explain your answer.
5

Writing and Solving Equations continued
My Notes
Julio has 5 more dollars than Dan. Altogether, Julio and Dan have 19 dollars.
How much money does each young man have?
6. Let d represent the amount of money, in dollars, that Dan has. Use d to
write an expression that represents the amount of money that Julio has.
7. Write an equation to represent the problem situation.
8. In the space below, solve your equation from Item 7, showing each step.
State a property or provide an explanation for each step. Check your
solution.
MATH TIP
When using the Addition or
Subtraction Property of Equality,
you may find it helpful to add or
subtract vertically on both sides of
the equation.
2d + 5 = 19
5 5
2d = 14
9. Interpret your solution to Item 8 within the context of the problem.
10. Verify the reasonableness of your solution by checking that your answer
to Item 9 matches the information given in the original problem
situation at the top of the page.

continued Writing and Solving Equations
My Notes
11. In Item 6, the variable j could have been defined as the amount of
money, in dollars, that Julio has.
a. Use j to write an expression to represent the amount of money, in
dollars, that Dan has. Describe the similarities and differences
between this expression and the one you wrote in Item 6.
b. Write and solve an equation using the variable j to represent the
problem situation. Interpret the solution within the context of the
problem.
c. Does the definition of the variable in a problem situation change
the solution to the problem? Explain your reasoning.
12. Elaine is 8 years younger than her brother Tyler. The sum of their ages
is 34. Define a variable and then write and solve an equation to find
Elaines and Tylers ages.
LESSON 2-1 PRACTICE

13. Attend to precision. Justify each step in the solution of 5x + 15 = 0
below by stating a property or providing an explanation for each step.
5x + 15 = 0
5x + 15 15 = 0 15
5x = 15
5 x = 15
5 5
x = 3
Solve the equations below using the algebraic method. State a property or

provide an explanation for each step. Check your solutions.
14. 3x 24 = 6 15. 4 x + 1 = 11
3
Define a variable for each problem. Then write and solve an equation to
answer the question. Check your solutions.
16. Last week, Donnell practiced the piano 3 hours longer than Marcus.
Together, Marcus and Donnell practiced the piano for 11 hours. For
how many hours did each young man practice the piano?
17. Olivia ordered 24 cupcakes and a layer cake. The layer cake cost $16,
and the total cost of the order was $52. What was the price of each
cupcake?

Equations with Variables on Both Sides continued
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Interpret parts of an expression in terms of its context.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Close Reading, KWL Chart,
Create Representations, Discussion Groups, Construct an Argument
The Future Engineers of America Club (FEA) wants to raise money for a
field trip to the science museum. The club members will hold an engineering
contest to raise money. They are deciding between two different contests, the
Straw Bridge contest and the Card Tower contest.
The Straw Bridge contest will cost the club $5.50 per competitor plus $34.60
in extra expenses. The Card Tower contest will cost $4.25 per competitor
plus $64.60 in extra expenses.
To help decide which contest to host, club members want to determine how
many competitors they would need for the costs of the two contests to be
the same.
1. Write an equation that sets the costs of the two contests equal.
2. Solve the equation from Item 1 by using the algebraic method, showing
each step. List a property of equality or provide an explanation for
each step.
Equations Properties/Explanations
Original equation
Multiplication Property of Equality:

Multiply each side by 100.

continued Equations with Variables on Both Sides
My Notes
3. Model with mathematics. Interpret the meaning of the value of x in
the context of the problem.
4. The FEA club estimates they will have more than 30 competitors in
their contest. Make a recommendation to the club explaining which
contest would be the better choice and why.
5. The FEA club will charge each competitor $10 to enter the engineering
contest. Write an expression for the clubs revenue if x competitors enter
the contest.
6. a. Write an equation to find the break-even point for the fundraiser

CONNECT TO BUSINESS using the contest you recommended to the FEA club.
Revenue is the amount of money
made selling a product or service.
Profit is earnings after costs are b. Solve the equation. State a property of equality or provide an
subtracted from the revenue. explanation for each step. How many competitors does the club need
to break even?
Profit = Revenue Cost
The break-even point occurs when
revenue equals cost.

Revenue = Cost
7. How much profit will the FEA club earn from 32 competitors if they use
the contest you recommended?

Equations with Variables on Both Sides continued
My Notes
8. The Future Engineers of America Club treasurer was going back
through the fundraising records. On Monday, the club made revenue of
$140 selling contest tickets at $10 each. One person sold 8 tickets, but
the other person selling that day forgot to write down how many she
sold. Write and solve an equation to determine the number of tickets
the other person sold.
9. How can you use the Multiplication Property of Equality to rewrite the
equation 0.6x + 4.8 = 7.2 so that the numbers in the problem are
integers and not decimals?
10. When writing an expression or equation to represent a real-world
situation, why is it important to be able to describe what each part of
the expression or equation represents?
LESSON 2-2 PRACTICE

On-the-Go Phone Company has two monthly plans for their customers.
The EZ Pay Plan costs $0.15 per minute. The 40 to Go Plan costs $40 per
month plus $0.05 per minute.
11. a. Write an expression that represents the monthly bill for x minutes on
the EZ Pay Plan.
b. Write an expression that represents the monthly bill for x minutes on
the 40 to Go Plan.
12. Write an equation to represent the point at which the monthly bills for
the two plans are equal.
13. Solve the equation, showing each step. List a property of equality or
provide an explanation for each step.
14. Interpret the solution of the equation within the context of the problem.
15. Construct viable arguments. Which plan should you choose if you
want only 200 minutes per month? Justify your response.

continued Solving More Complex Equations
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Solve complex equations with variables on both sides and justify each step
in the solution process.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Create Representations,
Construct an Argument, Think-Pair-Share, Create a Plan
Some equations require multiple steps to solve them efficiently.
1. The equation 3x 2(x + 3) = 5 2x is solved in the table below.
MATH TIP Complete the table by stating a property or providing an explanation for
If an equation includes the product each step.
of a number and an expression in
parentheses, you can simplify by Equations Properties/Explanations
applying the Distributive Property.
3x 2(x + 3) = 5 2x
Distributive Property:
a(b + c) = ab + ac
3x 2x 6 = 5 2x
x 6 = 5 2x
x + 2x 6 = 5 2x + 2x
3x 6 = 5
3x 6 + 6 = 5 + 6
3x = 11
3 x = 11

3 3
x = 32
3
Solution: x = 3 2
3
2. Solve the following equations. State a property of equality or provide an

MATH TIP explanation for each step.
You can eliminate the fractions in a. 5x + 8 = 3x 3 b. 2(4y + 3) = 16
an equation by multiplying both
sides of the equation by the least
common denominator of the
fractions. c. 2 p + 1 = 4 d. 3 a 1 = 2 a + 1
3 5 5 4 6 3 4

Solving More Complex Equations continued
My Notes
3. Model with mathematics. Bags of maple granola cost $2 more than
bags of apple granola. The owner of a restaurant ordered 6 bags of
maple granola and 5 bags of apple granola. The total cost of the order
was $56.
a. Let m represent the cost of a bag of maple granola. Write an
expression for the cost of 6 bags of maple granola.
b. Use the variable m to write an expression for the cost of a bag of

apple granola.
c. Write an expression for the cost of 5 bags of apple granola.
d. Write an equation to show that the cost of 6 bags of maple granola

and 5 bags of apple granola was $56.
e. Solve your equation to find the cost per bag of each type of granola.

4. Suppose you are asked to solve the equation 3 x 2 = 1 x.

4 3 6
a. What number could you multiply both sides of the equation by so
that the numbers in the problem are integers and not fractions?
b. What property allows you to do this?
5. Explain how the Commutative Property of Addition could help you
solve the equation 6x + 10 + 8x = 12 4x.

continued Solving More Complex Equations
My Notes
LESSON 2-3 PRACTICE
Solve the following equations, and explain each step.
6. 6x + 3 = 5x + 10
7. 6 + 0.10x = 0.15x + 8
8. 5 4x = 6 + 2x
9. 9 2x = 7x
10. 2(x 4) + 2x = 6x 2
11. 1 x 3 = 3 x + 4
2 2
12. Ben bought 4 pairs of jeans and a T-shirt that cost $8. He had a
coupon for $3 off the price of each pair of jeans and spent a total of
$92 before tax.
a. Define a variable and write an equation to represent the situation.
b. What was the price of each pair of jeans?
13. Use appropriate tools strategically. A student solved the
equation 3(2x 6) = 4x + 8 and found the solution to be x = 2.6.
How could you use estimation and mental math to show that the
students solution is incorrect?

Equations with No Solution or Infinitely Many Solutions continued
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Identify equations that have no solution.
Identify equations that have infinitely many solutions.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Marking the Text, Think-
Pair-Share, Predict and Confirm, Construct an Argument, Sharing
andResponding
Remember that a solution of an equation with one variable is a value of the
variable that makes the equation true.
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1. The set of numbers 1 , 3, 6, 17, 0, 11 contains possible solutions to
2
the following equations. Determine which of these numbers are
solutions to each of the following equations.
a. 9x + 5 = 4(x + 2) + 5x
b. 7x 10 = 3x + 14
MATH TIP
c. 3x 12 = 3(x + 1) 15
An equation is true when both
sides of the equation have the
same value. Otherwise, the
An equation has no solution if there is no value of the variable that will equation is false.
create a true mathematical statement. An equation has infinitely many
solutions if there are an unlimited number of values of the variable that will 2 + 3 = 5 is a true mathematical
statement because 2 + 3 has the
create a true mathematical statement.
same value as 5.
2. Laura, Nia, and Leo solved the following three equations as shown. 2 + 3 = 6 is a false mathematical
Identify each of the equations as having one solution, no solution, or statement because 2 + 3 does not
infinitely many solutions. Justify your responses. have the same value as 6.
Laura Nia Leo

(5x + 3) 4x = 8 + 6x 3(x + 4) 10 = 3x + 2 2(4x + 3) 3x = 17 + 5x
5x 3 4x = 8 + 6x 3x + 12 10 = 3x + 2 8x + 6 3x = 17 + 5x
9x 3 = 8 + 6x 3x + 2 = 3x + 2 5x + 6 = 17 + 5x
+ 9x + 9x 3x 3x 5x 5x
3 = 8 + 15x 2=2 6 = 17
8 8
11 = 15x
11 = 15 x
15 15
11 = x
15

continued Equations with No Solution or Infinitely Many Solutions
My Notes
Determine solutions to each of the following equations.

3. 3(2z + 4) = 6(5z + 2)
4. 3(x + 1) + 1 + 2x = 2(2x + 2) + x
5. 8b + 3 10b = 2(b 2) + 3
Some equations are true for all values of the variable. This type of equation
has all real numbers as solutions. This means the equation has infinitely many
solutions. Other equations are false for all values of the variable. This type of
equation has no solutions.
6. Which of the following equations has no solutions and which has all
real numbers as solutions? Explain your reasoning.
a. 3x + 5 = 3x b. 4r 2 = 4r 2
7. Critique the reasoning of others. A student claims that the

equation 2x + 6 = 4x + 4 has no solutions because when you substitute
0 for x, the left side has a value of 6 and the right side has a value of 4.
Isthe students reasoning correct? Explain.
8. Explain why the equation x + 3 = x + 2 has no solution.

9. Reason quantitatively. For what value of a does the equation
3x + 5 = ax + 5 have infinitely many solutions? Explain.
10. Consider the equation nx 4 = 6.

a. What are the solutions if the value of n is 0? Explain.
b. What if the value of n is 2? What is the solution of the equation?

Howdo you know?

Equations with No Solution or Infinitely Many Solutions continued
My Notes
Make use of structure. Create an equation that will have each of the
following as its solution.
11. One solution
12. No solution
13. Infinitely many solutions
14. A solution of zero
LESSON 2-4 PRACTICE

Solve each equation. If an equation has no solutions or if an equation has
infinitely many solutions, explain how you know.
15. 3x x 5 = 2(x + 2) 9
16. 7x 3x + 7 = 3(x 4) + 20
17. 2(x 2) 4x = 3(x + 1) 9x
18. 5(x + 2) 3 = 3x 8x + 7
19. 4(x + 3) 4 = 8x + 10 4x
20. 3(x + 2) + 4x 5 = 7(x + 1) 6
21. Construct viable arguments. Justify your response for each of the
following.
a. Write an equation with no solutions that has the expression 3x + 6 on
the left side of the equal sign. Demonstrate that your equation has no
solutions.
b. Write an equation with infinitely many solutions that has the
expression 3x + 6 on the left side of the equal sign. Demonstrate

thatyour equation has infinitely many solutions.

continued Solving Literal Equations for a Variable
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Solve literal equations for a specified variable.
Use a formula that has been solved for a specified variable to determine
an unknown quantity.
MATH TERMS SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Identify a Subtask, Close

Reading, Work Backward, Create Representations, Discussion Groups
A literal equation has more than
one variable, and the equation can A formula describes how two or more quantities are related. Formulas are
be solved for a specific variable. important in many disciplines; geometry, physics, economics, sports, and
Formulas are examples of literal medicine are just a few examples of fields in which formulas are widely used.
equations. A formula is an A formula is an example of a literal equation. A literal equation contains
equation written using symbols more than one variable. Literal equations and formulas can be solved for a
that describes the relationship
specific variable using the same procedures as equations containing one
between different quantities.
variable.
Example A
Solve the equation 4x + b = 12 for x.
Step 1: Isolate the term that contains x by subtracting b from both sides.
4x + b = 12 Original equation
4x + b b = 12 b Subtraction Property of
Equality
4x = 12 b Combine like terms.
Step 2: Isolate x by dividing both sides by 4.
4 x = 12 b Division Property of Equality
4 4

x = 12 b Simplify.
4
12 b b
Solution: x = , or x = 3
4 4
Try These A
Solve each equation for x.
a. ax + 7 = 3
b. cx 10 = 5
c. 3x + d = 9

Solving Literal Equations for a Variable continued
My Notes
1. Is the equation 2x + 4 = 5x 6 a literal equation? Explain.

2. Describe the similarities and differences between solving an equation
containing one variable and solving a literal equation for a variable.
Example B CONNECT TO PHYSICS

The equation v = v0 + at gives the velocity in meters per second of an An objects velocity is its speed in a
object after t seconds, where v0 is the objects initial velocity in meters per particular direction. Its acceleration
second and a is its acceleration in meters per second squared. is the rate of change in velocity. If
a. Solve the equation for a. an object has a positive
b. Determine the acceleration for an object whose velocity after 15 seconds acceleration, it is speeding up; if it
is 25 meters per second and whose initial velocity was 15 meters per has a negative acceleration, it is
second. slowing down.
a. v = v0 + at Original equation
v v0 = v0 v0 + at Subtraction Property of Equality:
Subtract v0 from both sides.
v v0 = at Combine like terms. READING MATH
v v0 Division Property of Equality: Divide
= at
Sometimes a variable may include
t t both sides by t. a subscript. A subscript is a small
v v0 number or letter written to the
=a Simplify. lower right of a variable. For
t v v0
a= example, the variable v0 has the
t Symmetric Property of Equality subscript 0. The subscript 0 is often
b. To determine the acceleration for an object whose velocity after read nought. (Nought is another
word for 0.) A variable with a
15 seconds is 25 meters per second and whose initial velocity was
subscript of 0 usually indicates an
15 meters per second, substitute 25 for v, 15 for v0, and 15 for t. initial value. So, v0 indicates the
initial value of the velocity, or the
a = 25 15 = 10 = 2 m/s2
15 15 3 velocity when the time t = 0.
Try These B
The equation t = 13p + 108 can be used to estimate the cooking time t in
minutes for a stuffed turkey that weighs p pounds. Solve the equation for p.
Then find the weight of a turkey that requires 285 minutes to cook.

continued Solving Literal Equations for a Variable
My Notes
3. Reason abstractly. Solve for the indicated variable in each formula.
Name Formula Solve for

Distance d = rt, where d is the distance an object
travels, r is the average rate of speed, and r
t is the time traveled
Pressure p = F , where p is the pressure on a surface,
A
F is the force applied, and A is the area of F
the surface
Kinetic
k = 1 mv2, where k is the kinetic energy of
energy 2
an object, m is its mass, and v is its m
velocity
Gravitational U = mgh, where U is the gravitational
energy energy of an object, m is its mass, g is the
h
acceleration due to gravity, and h is the
objects height
Boyles Law p1V1 = p2V2, where p1 and V1 are the initial
pressure and volume of a gas and p2 and V2
V
are the final pressure and volume of the gas 2
when the temperature is kept constant
4. Solve the equation w + i = cs for c.

5. Why do you think being able to solve a literal equation for a variable
would be useful in certain situations?

LESSON 2-5 PRACTICE
Solve each equation for the indicated variable.
6. W = Fd, for d 7. P = W , for W
t
8. P = W , for t 9. ak r = on, for k
t
10. Reason quantitatively. In baseball, the equation E = 9R gives a
I
pitchers earned run average E, where R is the number of earned runs
the player allowed and I is the number of innings pitched.
a. Solve the equation for I. State a property or provide an explanation
for each step.
b. Last season, a pitcher had an earned run average of 2.80 and allowed
70 earned runs. How many innings did the pitcher pitch last season?

Solving Equations ACTIVITY 2
Whats My Number? continued
ACTIVITY 2 PRACTICE 9. Let x represent the number of students in the

Write your answers on notebook paper. group who are members of the frequent visitor
Show your work. program. Write an expression in terms of x for
the number of students in the group who are not
Lesson 2-1 members.
1. Which of the following shows the Addition 10. Write an equation to determine the value of x.
Property of Equality? Explain what each part of your equation
A. 4 x = 10 represents.
4 4
x = 2.5 11. Solve the equation you wrote in Item 10. List a
B. 16x 2 + 2 = 18 + 2 property of equality or provide an explanation for
16x = 20 each step.
C. 8x + 2x = 10x
12. How many students in the group are members of
D. 4(3x + 1) = 8
the frequent visitor program? How many are not
12x + 4 = 8
members? Explain how you know.
Solve each equation.
Lesson 2-2
2. 3z 2 = 13
13. Joining the frequent visitor program at the
3. 5y 10 = 60 planetarium costs $5 per year. Write an equation
4. 4x 5 + 2x = 2 that can be used to determine n, the number of
5. x 8 = 3 visits per year for which the cost of being a
3 member of the frequent visitor program is equal
6. Which equation has the solution x = 4? to the cost of not being a member.
A. 2(x 4) = 16
14. Solve your equation from Item 13. List a property
B. 3x + 6 2x = 2
of equality or provide an explanation for each step.
C. 1 x + 4 = 3
4 15. Explain the meaning of the solution of the
D. (x + 6)3 = 6 equation.
7. Is 7 a solution of 5x 3 = 12? Justify your 16. Nash plans to visit the planetarium twice in the
answer. next year. Should he join the frequent visitor
program? Explain.
8. The perimeter of triangle ABC is 54. The triangle
has side lengths AB = 3x, BC = 4x, and AC = 5x. For Items 1724, solve the equations, and explain
Find the length of each side. each step.
A group of 19 students want to see the show at 17. 8x + 5 = 3x + 15
the planetarium. Tickets cost $11 for each student 18. 3x + 11 = 2x 5
who is a member of the planetariums frequent
visitor program and $13 for each student who is 19. 6x 9 = 8x + 11
not a member. The total cost of the students 20. 0.5x 3.5 = 0.2x 0.5
tickets is $209. Use this information for Items 916.
Lesson 2-3
21. 6 2(x + 6) = 3x + 4
22. 3x + 2(x 1) = 9x + 4
23. 5(x 2) + x = 6(x + 3) 4x
24. 2 3(4 x) = 5(2 x) + 4x

ACTIVITY 2 Solving Equations
continued Whats My Number?
25. Which equation has the greatest solution? Lesson 2-5

A. 0.4x 2.5 = 1.3x + 4.7
B. 2.4(x 6) = 5.6x + 8 150 ( )
34. Which shows the equation c = a w correctly
solved for the variable w?
C. 3 x + 5 = 1 x + 9
4 2 A. w = a(150c)
1 2 1
D. x + = ( x + 3)
3 3 4
26. Provide a reason for each step in solving the
( )
B. w = a c
150
equation shown below. C. w = 150
ac
2(x 1) 3(x + 2) = 8 4x
2x 2 3x 6 = 8 4x D. w = 150c
a
1x 8 = 8 4x
1x + 4x 8 = 8 4x + 4x Solve each equation for the indicated variable.
3x 8 = 8 35. w = gm, for m
3x 8 + 8 = 8 + 8 36. Q = 1 P + 15, for P
3x = 16 2
3x = 16 37. I = V , for R
3 3 R
x =51 38. y = mx + b, for m
3
39. The equation f = d + e + t can be used to find an
27. Tyrell exercised this week both by walking and by
athletes final score f in an Olympic trampoline
biking. He walked at a rate of 4 mi/h and biked at
event, where d is the difficulty score, e is the
a rate of 12 mi/h. The total distance he covered
execution score, and t is the time of flight score.
both walking and biking was 36 miles, and Tyrell
a. Solve the equation for t.
spent one more hour walking than biking.
b. An athletes final score is 55.675. His difficulty
a. Define a variable and write an equation for score is 14.6, and his execution score is 24.9.
this situation. What is the athletes time of flight score?
b. How many hours did Tyrell spend on each
activity?
MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
Lesson 2-4 Construct Viable Arguments and Critique

the Reasoning of Others
Solve each equation. If an equation has no solutions,
or if an equation has infinitely many solutions, 40. A student solved the equation 2(x 4) 4x =
explainhow you know. 6x + 9x + 4 as shown below. Did the student
solve the equation correctly? If so, list a property
28. 3(x + 4) 4 = 2(x + 4) + x or explanation for each step. If not, solve the
29. 4(2x + 6) = 5(x + 5) + 2 equation correctly, and list a property or
30. 6x 8x + 5 = 2(x + 2) + 7 explanation for each step.
2(x 4) 4x = 6x + 9x + 4
31. 0.3x + 1.8 = 0.4(x + 5) 0.2 2x 8 4x = 6x + 9x + 4
32. 6(x + 2) + 2x 4 = 8(x 2) + 8 2x 8 = 3x + 4
2x + 2x 8 = 3x + 2x + 4
33. 1 (x + 1) + 1 = 2 x 1 x + 3
2 4 3 6 4 8 = 5x + 4
8 4 = 5x + 4 4
12 = 5x
60 = x

Patterns and Equations Embedded Assessment 1
OF MUSIC AND MONEY Use after Activity 2
As part of a social studies class project on economics, Annette and Jeff are
researching the benefits of membership in an online music club
1. Yearly membership with the online music club costs $48. Members pay
$0.99 per song to download music. Nonmembers may download songs
for $1.29 each.
a. Copy and complete the tables below to represent the yearly cost to
download songs for members and nonmembers.
Members Nonmembers
Number of Total Cost Number of Total Cost
Songs Songs
0 0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
b. Describe any patterns you notice in the tables.

c. Represent the total cost of songs purchased for members and
nonmembers as sequences. Tell whether each sequence has a
common difference, and if so, identify it.
d. Use the variable n to write expressions for the total cost of
downloading n songs for members and for nonmembers.
e. Use your expressions to determine the total cost of 8 songs for
members and for nonmembers.
2. To determine whether becoming a member of the online music club is
cost effective, Annette and Jeff must know at what point the costs for
members and nonmembers are equal.
a. Write an equation to represent the point at which the total cost of

downloading songs as a club member is equal to the total cost of
downloading songs as a nonmember. Then solve your equation and
interpret your solution within the context of the problem.
b. Assume you download 4 songs per week. Would it be beneficial for
you to become a member of the online music club? Justify your
response. (Remember: There are 52 weeks in a year.)
3. Members pay a $48 membership fee each year. The literal equation
c = 48y + 0.99n represents the total cost c for a person who is a member
of the music club for y years and who downloads n songs. Solve the
equation for y.
Unit 1 Equations and Inequalities 33

Embedded Assessment 1 Patterns and Equations
Use after Activity 2 OF MUSIC AND MONEY
4. The class is also working on creating family budgets. A sample

monthlymortgage payment M can be represented by the equation
3250 M = 2(M 500) + 1500. Jeff and Annette each solved the
equation, but they disagree on the solution. Decide who is correct. For the
correct solution, justify each step by writing a property or an explanation.
For the incorrect solution, identify the error in the solution process.
Annette Jeff
3250 M = 1500 + 2(M 500) 3250 M = 1500 + 2(M 500)
3250 M = 1500 + 2M 1000 3250 M = 1500 + 2M 1000
3250 M = 2M + 1500 1000 3250 M = 1500 1000 + 2M
3250 M = 2M 500 3250 M = 500 + 2M
3250 M + M = 2M + M 500 3250 M + M = 500 + 2M + M
3250 = 3M 500 3250 = 500 + 3M
3250 + 500 = 3M 500 + 500 3250 500 = 500 500 + 3M
3750 = 3M 2750 = 3M
3 3 2750 = 3M
1250 = M 3 3
M = $1250 916.67 = M
M = $916.67
Scoring Exemplary Proficient Emerging Incomplete

Guide The solution demonstrates the following characteristics:
Mathematics Fluent use of patterns, Adequate understanding of Partial understanding of how Inaccurate or incomplete
Knowledge and sequences, and tables to how to use patterns, to use patterns, sequences, understanding of how to use
Thinking write expressions and sequences, and tables to write and tables to write patterns, sequences, and tables to
(Items 1ae, equations expressions and equations expressions and equations write expressions and equations
2a, 3, 4) Accuracy in solving a literal Correct solution of a literal Partially solved literal No attempt to solve a literal
equation equation equation equation
Problem Solving Appropriate and efficient Strategy that may include Strategy that results in some No clear strategy when solving

(Items 1e, 2a, 2b, 4) strategy that results in a unnecessary steps but results in incorrect answers problems
correct answer a correct answer. Correct identification of an No identification of an error in
Correct identification of an Correct identification of an error, error with no reason given a solution process
error in a solution process but with an incorrect reason given
Mathematical Clear and accurate creation Little difficulty creating a Partially accurate table to Inaccurate or incomplete table to
Modeling / of a table to describe a table to describe a real-world describe a real-world scenario describe a real-world scenario
Representations real-world scenario scenario Partial understanding of how Little or no understanding of
(Items 1a, 1d, 2a) Effective understanding of Functional understanding of to write expressions and how to write expressions and
how to write expressions and how to write expressions and equations to represent a equations to represent a
equations to represent a real- equations to represent a real-world scenario real-world scenario
world scenario real-world scenario
Reasoning and Precise use of appropriate Adequate description of Confusing description of Incomplete or inaccurate
Communication math terms and language to patterns and justification of patterns and/or justification description of patterns and/or
(Items 1b, 2b, 4) describe patterns and to each step in the solution of an of the steps in the solution of justification of the steps in the
justify each step in the equation an equation solution of an equation
solution of an equation Reasonable conclusion drawn Partially correct conclusion Incomplete or inaccurate
Clear and accurate conclusion from an equation drawn from an equation conclusion drawn from an
drawn from an equation equation
34 SpringBoard Mathematics Algebra 1

Solving Inequalities ACTIVITY 3
Physical Fitness Zones
Lesson 3-1 Inequalities and Their Solutions
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Understand what is meant by a solution of an inequality.
Graph solutions of inequalities on a number line.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Levels of Questions, MATH TERMS
Think-Pair-Share, Interactive Word Wall, Construct an Argument,
Quickwrite The graph of an inequality in
one variable is all the points on
Spartan Middle School students participate in Physical Education testing a number line that make the
each semester. In order to pass, 12- and 13-year-old girls have to do at least inequality true.
7 push-ups and 4 modified pull-ups. They also have to run one mile in
12 minutes or less.
You can use an inequality to express the passing marks in each test.
Push-Ups, p Modified Pull-Ups, m One-Mile Run, r
Verbal At least 7 push-ups At least 4 pull-ups 12 minutes or less
Inequality p7 m4 r 12
Graph 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Why do you think the graphs of push-ups and pull-ups are dotted but
the graph of the mile run is a solid ray?
2. Reason quantitatively. Jamie ran one mile in 12 minutes 15 seconds,

did 8 push-ups, and did 4 modified pull-ups. Did she pass the test?
Explain.
3. Karen did 7 push-ups.

WRITING MATH
a. Is this a passing number of push-ups? Which words in the verbal
description indicate this? Explain. Other phrases that are equivalent
to at least are no less than and
no fewer than. These phrases are
also represented by the inequality
symbol .
b. How is this represented in the inequality p 7?
The solution of an inequality in one variable is the set of numbers that make
the inequality true. To verify a solution of an inequality, substitute the value
into the inequality and simplify to see if the result is a true statement.
Activity 3 Solving Inequalities 35

continued Inequalities and Their Solutions
My Notes
4. Use the table below to figure out which x-values are solutions to the
equation and which ones are solutions to the inequality. Show your
work in the rows of the table.
x-values Solution to the equation? Solution to the inequality?

2x + 3 = 5 2x + 3 > 5
1
0
1
2
8.5
5. How many solutions are there to the equation 2x + 3 = 5? Explain.
6. Which numbers in the table are solutions to the inequality 2x + 3 > 5?

Are these the only solutions to the inequality? Explain.
7. Would 1 be a solution to the inequality 2x + 3 5? Explain.
Here are the number line graphs of two different inequalities.

x<3 x 2
3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3
8. Use the graphic organizer to compare and contrast the two inequalities

and graphs that are shownabove.
Similarities Differences

Lesson 3-1 ActivitY 3
Inequalities and Their Solutions continued
My Notes
9. Think about why the graphs are different.
a. Why is one of the graphs showing a solid ray going to the left and the
other graph showing a solid ray going to the right?
WRITING MATH
An open circle represents < or >
inequalities, and a filled-in circle
represents or inequalities.
b. Why does one graph have an open circle and the other graph a
filled-in circle?
10. Write an inequality to represent each statement.

a. x is less than 12.
b. m is no greater than 35.
c. Your height h must be at least 42 inches for you to ride a theme
park ride.
d. A childs age a can be at most 12 for the child to order from the
childrens menu.
11. How are the graphs of x > 4 and x 4 alike and how are they
different?
LESSON 3-1 PRACTICE

Graph each inequality on a number line.
12. x < 2
13. x 5
14. x < 4
15. x > 2
16. x 12
17. Write a real-world statement that could be represented by the
inequalityx 6.
18. Attend to precision. Consider the inequalities x 3 and x 3.
a. Graph x 3 and x 3 on the same number line.
b. Describe any overlap in the two graphs.
c. Describe the combined graphs.

continued Solving Inequalities
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Write inequalities to represent real-world situations.
Solve multi-step inequalities.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Create Representations,
Guessand Check, Look for a Pattern, Think-Pair-Share, Identify a
Subtask
1. Make sense of problems. Chloe and Charlie are taking a trip to the
pet store to buy some things for their new puppy. They know that they
need a bag of food that costs $7, and they also want to buy some new toys
for the puppy. They find a bargain barrel containing toys that cost $2 each.
a. Write an expression for the amount of money they will spend if the
number of toys they buy is t.
b. Chloe has $30 and Charlie has one-third of this amount with him.
Use this information and the expression you wrote in Part (a) to
write an inequality for finding the number of toys they can buy.
There are different methods for solving the inequality you wrote in the
previous question. Chloe suggests that they guess and check to find the
number of new toys that they could buy.
2. Use Chloes suggestion to find the number of new puppy toys that
Chloeand Charlie can buy with their combined money.

Charlie remembered that they could use algebra to solve inequalities. He
imagined that the inequality symbol was an equal sign. Then he used
equation-solving steps to solve the inequality.
3. Use Charlies method to solve the inequality you wrote in Item 1b.

Solving Inequalities continued
My Notes
4. Did you get the same answer using Charlies method as you did using
Chloes method? Explain.
5. How would you graph the solution to Charlie and Chloes inequality?
6. Jaden solved an inequality as shown below. Describe and correct any
errors in his work.
3x + 5 + 6 x > 23
9 x + 5 > 23
9 x > 28
x>71
9
Chloe liked the fact that Charlies method for solving inequalities did not
involve guess and check, so she asked him to show her the method for the
inequality 2x 4 > 8.
Charlie showed Chloe the work below to solve 2x 4 > 8.

2 x 4 > 8
2 x 4 + 4 > 8 + 4
2 x > 12
2 x > 12
2 2
x >6
When Chloe went back to check the solution by substituting a value for x
back into the original inequality, she found that something was wrong.
7. Confirm or disprove Chloes conclusion by substituting values for x into
the original inequality.

My Notes
Chloe tried the problem again but used a few different steps.
2 x 4 > 8
2 x + 2 x 4 > 8 + 2 x
4 > 8 + 2 x
4 8 > 8 8 + 2 x
12 > 2 x
12 > 2 x
2 2
6 > x
Chloe concluded that x < 6.
8. Is Chloes conclusion correct? Explain.
9. Explain what Chloe did to solve the inequality.
Charlie looked back at his work. He said that he could easily fix his work by
simply switching the inequality sign.
10. Critique the reasoning of others. What do you think about
Charlies plan? Explain.
Although all of these methods worked, Charlie and Chloe wanted to know
why they were working.
Here is an experiment to discover what went wrong with Charlies first method.
Look at what happens when you multiply or divide by a negative number.

Directions Numbers Inequality
Pick two different
2 and 4 2<4
numbers.
Multiply both
2(3) and 4(3) 6 < 12
numbers by 3.
Multiply both
2(3) and 4(3) 6 > 12
numbers by 3.
Divide both numbers
by 2. 2 2 and 4 2 1<2
Divide both numbers

2 (2) and 4 (2) 1 > 2
by 2.
11. Try this experiment again with two different numbers. Record your
results in the My Notes section of this page. Compare your results to the
rest of your class.

Solving Inequalities continued
My Notes
12. Express regularity in repeated reasoning. What happens each
time you multiply each side of an inequality by a negative number?
What happens each time you divide each side of an inequality by a
negative number?
13. How does this affect how you solve an inequality?
Example A
Solve and graph: 5x + 8 2x + 23
Step1: Subtract 8 from both sides.
5x + 8 8 2 x + 23 8
5x 2 x + 15
Step2: Add 2x to both sides.
5x + 2x 2x + 2x + 15
3x 15
Step3: Divide both sides by 3.
Remember to reverse the inequality sign.
3x 15
3 3
x 5
Solution: x 5
8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
MATH TIP
Try These A
Solve and graph each inequality. Substitute some sample answers
back into the original inequality to
a. 3 4x 11 check your work.
b. 6 3(x + 2) > 15
c. 2(x + 5) < 8(x 3)

My Notes
14. Write two different inequalities that have the solution graphed on the
number line below.
2 1 0 1 2 3 4
15. Explain why you reverse the inequality sign when you multiply or
divide both sides of an inequality by a negative number.
LESSON 3-2 PRACTICE

MATH TIP
Solve and graph each inequality.
Remember to substitute some
sample answers back into the 16. 5 < 3x + 8
original inequality to check your 17. 5 < 3x + 8
work.
18. 3x 8 + 4x > 6
19. 5x + 2 8x
20. 4 2(x + 1) < 18
21. 6x 3 4x + 1
22. 3(x + 7) 2(2x + 8)
23. 2x 3 + 8 < 3(3x + 5)
24. Model with mathematics. Riley and Rhoda plan to buy several bags
of dog food and a dog collar. Each bag of dog food costs $7, and the dog
collar costs $5.
a. Use the information above to write an expression for the amount of

money they will spend if they buy b bags of food.
b. Riley and Rhoda have $30. Use this information and the expression
you wrote for Part (a) to write an inequality for finding the number
of bags of food they could buy.
c. Solve the inequality and graph the solutions. Check your answer in
the original situation.
25. In Example A, 5x + 8 2x + 23 was solved by dividing each side of
the inequality by 3 in the last step. Is there another way to solve this
inequality so that you can avoid dividing by a negative number? Explain.

Compound Inequalities continued
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Graph compound inequalities.
Solve compound inequalities.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Vocabulary Organizer, Look
for a Pattern, Create Representations, Think-Pair-Share, Note Taking
Compound inequalities are two inequalities joined by the word and or by
the word or. Inequalities joined by the word and are called conjunctions.
Inequalities joined by the word or are disjunctions. You can represent
compound inequalities using words, symbols, or graphs.
1. Complete the table. The first two rows have been done for you.
Verbal Some Possible Inequality Graph

Description Solutions
all numbers from 3.5, 4, 4 1 , 5, x 3 and x 8
3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3 to 8, inclusive 6, 7.9, 8
all numbers less 2, 0, 3, 4, x < 5 or x > 10
than 5 or greater 4.8, 10 3 , 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
4
than 10
all numbers
greater than 1
and less than or
equal to 4
all numbers less
than or equal to 3
or greater than 6
2. Use the graphic organizer below to compare and contrast the graphs for
conjunctions and disjunctions.
Similarities Differences

continued Compound Inequalities
My Notes
Example A
Spartan Middle School distributes this chart to students each year to show
what students must be able to do to pass the fitness test.
Age Mile Run (min:sec) Push-Ups Modified Pull-Ups

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
12 8:0010:30 9:0012:00 1020 715 720 413
13 7:3010:00 9:0012:00 1225 715 822 413
Write and graph a compound inequality that describes the push-up range
for 12-year-old boys.
Step 1: Choose a variable.
WRITING MATH Let p represent the number of push-ups for 12-year-old boys.
The inequality p 10 is equivalent Step 2: Determine the range and write an inequality.
to the inequality 10 p. So the The range is whole numbers p such that p 10 and p 20.
compound inequality p 10
Solution: The compound inequality is 10 p 20.
and p 20 can also be written as
10 p 20.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Try These A
Write and graph a compound inequality for each range or score.
CONNECT TO AP
a. the push-up range for 13-year-old boys
In upper-level mathematics
classes, inequalities are expressed
in interval notation. The interval
notation for x > 3 is (3, ).
b. the pull-up range for 13-year-old girls

c. the mile run range for 12-year-old girls
d. the mile run range for 13-year-old boys
e. a score outside the healthy fitness zone for girls push-ups
3. Attend to precision. Why are individual points used in the graphs

for Example A and some of the graphs in Try These A?

Compound Inequalities continued
My Notes
The solution of the conjunction will be the solutions that are common to
both parts.
Example B
Solve and graph the conjunction: 3 < 3x 6 < 8
Step 1: Break the compound inequality into two parts.
3 < 3x 6 and 3x 6 < 8
Step 2: Solve and graph 3 < 3x 6.
3 < 3x 6
3 + 6 < 3x 6 + 6
9 < 3x
3 < x or x > 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Step 3: Solve and graph 3x 6 < 8.
3x 6 < 8
3x 6 + 6 < 8 + 6
3x < 14
x <42
3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Step 4: Determine what is common to the solutions of each part.
In the inequalities and graphs in Steps 2 and 3, the points
between3 and 4 2 are in common.
3
Solution: 3 < x < 4 2

3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Try These B
MATH TIP
Solve and graph each conjunction.
a. 1 < 3x + 5< 6 Remember to substitute some
sample answers back into the

original inequality to check
your work.
b. 2 < x 5 < 6
3
c. 3 < 2(x + 2) 7 13
d. 2 < 3(x + 6) < 18

continued Compound Inequalities
My Notes
The solution of a disjunction will be all the solutions from both its parts.
Example C
Solve and graph the compound inequality: 2x 3 < 7 or 4x 4 20.
Step 1: Solve and graph 2x 3 < 7.
2x 3 + 3 < 7 + 3
2x < 10
x<5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Step 2: Solve and graph 4x 4 20.
4x 4 20
4x 4 + 4 20 + 4
4x 24
x6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MATH TIP
Step 3: Combine the solutions.
Remember to substitute some
sample answers back into the
Solution: x < 5 or x 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
original inequality to check your
work. Try These C
Solve and graph each compound inequality.
a. 5x + 1 > 11 or x 1 < 4 b. 5x > 20 or x 2 7
4. The solutions of a conjunction are graphed below. What is the

inequality?

0 1 2 3 4 5
5. Describe the difference in the graph of the conjunction x > 2 and

x < 10 and the graph of the disjunction x > 2 or x > 10.
LESSON 3-3 PRACTICE

6. Reason quantitatively. A Category 2 hurricane has wind speeds of
at least 96 miles per hour and at most 110 miles per hour. Write the
wind speed of a Category 2 hurricane as two inequalities joined by the
word or or and.
Solve and graph each compound inequality on a number line.
7. 2x + 3 < 8 and 3(x + 4) 11 < 10
8. 3x + 5 > 1 or 2(x + 4) > 14
9. Write a real-world statement that could be represented by the
compound inequality $7.50 < p $18.50.

Solving Inequalities ActivitY 3
Physical Fitness Zones continued
ACTIVITY 3 PRACTICE Solve the inequality and graph the solutions on a

Writeyouranswersonnotebookpaper. number line. Check your answers.
Showyourwork. 9. 5x 4 > 4
Lesson 3-1 10. 8 > 6 + 2 x
5
1. Describe the similarities and differences in the 11. 5 3x 8
solutions of 2x 7 = 15 and 2x 7 15. 12. 3x 4 6x + 11
2. For the equation 3x + 2 = 8 and the inequality 13. x 2 8x + 16
3x + 2 > 8, which x-values indicated below are
solutions of the equation and which are solutions 14. 3x 7 < 2(2x 1)
of the inequality? ( )
15. 2 1 x 4 < (x 5)
2
A. 3
B. 2 16. 2 x 11 x 2
3
C. 1
D. 0 Write an inequality that requires more than one step
3. Describe the graph of x > 2. to solve and that has the given solution.
4. Describe the graph of x 2. 17. x < 3
5. Graph x <1 1 on a number line. 18. x > 1

2
6. Graph x 3 on a number line. 19. Roy is attending his cousins graduation ceremony
in another town. Roy has already driven 30 miles
Lesson 3-2 and the ceremony starts in 2hours.
7. Mayumi plans to buy pencils and a notebook at a. Let r represent Roys driving speed in miles
the school store. A pencil costs $0.15, and a per hour. Write an expression to show the total
notebook costs $1.59. Mayumi has $5.00. Which distance Roy will have driven in 2 hours.
inequality could she use to find the number of b. The graduation is 150 miles from Roys home.
pencils she can buy? Use this information and your expression
A. 5.00 < 0.15x + 1.59 from Part (a) to write an inequality showing
B. 5.00 0.15x + 1.59 the possible speeds Roy could drive to make it
to the ceremony on time.
C. 5.00 < 0.15x 1.59

D. 5.00 0.15x 1.59 c. Solve your inequality and graph the solutions.
What does your solution mean in the context
8. Which values of a and b disprove the statement of the problem?
below?
If a > b, then a2 > b2.
. a = 2, b = 0
A
B. a = 4, b = 1
C. a = 3, b = 5
D. a = 3 , b = 1
4 2

ACTIVITY 3 Solving Inequalities
continued Physical Fitness Zones
Lesson 3-3 Solve each compound inequality and graph the

solutions on a number line. Check your answers.
Use the table for Items 20 and 21.
24. 2 < 3x + 4 < 31
Average High and Low Monthly Temperatures
25. 1 < 5x 9 < 6
January August 26. 2x + 7 > 1 and 4x + 3 13
Austin, TX 4162F 7597F 27. 0 6 x and 2x 10
9
Columbus, OH 2036F 6383F 28. 5x 2 < 7 or 2x + 1 > 5
29. 7x 2 < 30 or 4x + 5 > 13
20. Write a compound inequality for the range of
30. 1 < 2 x 9 3
temperatures for Austin, TX, in August. 2 2
21. Write a compound inequality for the range of 31. 3 2(x + 4) 3 < 15
temperatures for Columbus, OH, in January. 32. 2(x + 2) 7 > 9 or 3(x + 3) > 6
22. The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a
triangle must be greater than the length of the MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
third side. Construct Viable Arguments and Critique
the Reasoning of Others
6
x 33. The inequality x + 5 < x + 4 has no solutions.
Explain why.
11
a. For the triangle shown, Anna said that any
value of x greater than 5 is possible. Explain
Annas error.
b. Write a compound inequality that represents
all possible values of x.
23. Find a value for n so that the compound

inequality n < x < n has no solutions.

Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities ACTIVITY 4
Student Distances
Lesson 4-1 Absolute Value Equations
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Understand what is meant by a solution of an absolute value equation.
Solve absolute value equations.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Paraphrasing, Create
Representations, Think-Pair-Share, Note Taking, Identify a Subtask
Ms. Patel is preparing the school marching band for the homecoming show.
She has the first row of band members stand in positions along a number line
on the floor of the band room. The students positions match the points on a
number line as shown.
Kia
Mara
Israel
Laura
Tania
Antwan
Sam
Derrick
Nick
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10
1. Use the number line to write each students distance from 0 next to their
name. For example, Tania is 2 units away from 0. Israels distance from
0 is also 2 units even though he is at 2.
Derrick Laura
Kia Israel
Mara Antwan
Tania Nick
Sam
The absolute value of a number is the distance from 0 to the number on a
number line. Using absolute value notation, Maras distance is |3| and READING MATH
Antwans distance is |3|. Since Mara and Antwan are each 3 units from 0, Read |3| as the absolute value
|3| = 3 and |3| = 3. of negative three.

2. Attend to precision. Write each persons distance from 0 using
absolute value notation.
Absolute value equations can represent distances on a number line.

MATH TERMS
3. The locations of the two students who are 5 units away from 0 are the An absolute value equation is an
solutions of the absolute value equation |x| = 5. Which two students equation involving the absolute
value of a variable expression.
represent the solutions to the equation |x| = 5?
Activity 4 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities 49

continued Absolute Value Equations
My Notes
4. You can create a graph on a number line to represent the solutions of an
absolute value equation. Graph the solutions of the equation |x| = 5 on
the number line below. Then use the graph to help you explain why it
makes sense that the equation |x| = 5 has two solutions.
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Absolute value equations can also represent distances between two points on
a number line.
5. In the student line, which two people are 4 units away from 1? Mark
their location on the number line below.
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
The equation |x| = 4 represents the numbers located 4 units away from 0. So
the equation |x| = 4 can also be written as |x 0| = 4, which shows the
distance (4) away from the point 0. In Item 5, you were looking for the
numbers located 4 units away from 1. So you can write the absolute value
equation |x 1| = 4 to represent that situation.
6. What are two possible values for x 1 given that |x 1| = 4? Explain.

7. Use the two values you found in Item 6 to write two equations showing
what x 1 could equal.
8. Solve each of the two equations that you wrote in Item 7.
The solutions in Item 8 represent the two points on the number line that are
4 units from 1.
9. How do the solutions relate to your answer for Item 5?

Absolute Value Equations continued
My Notes
10. Draw a number line to show the answer to each question. Then write an
absolute value equation to represent the points described.
a. Which two points are 2 units away from 0?
b. Which two points are 5 units away from 2?
c. Which two points are 3 units away from 4?
11. Solve these absolute value equations.

MATH TIP
a. |x| = 10 b. |x| = 3
If there are no values of x that
c. |x + 2| = 7 d. |2x 1| = 5 make an equation true, the
equation has no solution.
In the equation |x 3| = 7, the 7 indicates that the distance between x and 3

is 7 units. There are two points that are 7 units from 3. These can be found by
solving the equations x 3 = 7 and x 3 = 7. Rewriting an absolute value

equation as two equations allows you to solve the absolute value equation
using algebra.
Example A
Solve the equation |x 3| = 7.
Step 1: Rewrite the equation as two equations that do not have absolute
value symbols.
x3=7 x 3 = 7
Step 2: Solve x 3 = 7.
x3+3=7+3
x = 10
Step 3: Solve x 3 = 7.
x 3 + 3 = 7 + 3
x = 4
Solution: 10, 4

continued Absolute Value Equations
My Notes
Try These A
Solve each absolute value equation.
a. |x 5| = 1 b. |x + 5| = 2
c. |2x + 3| = 11 d. |3x 4| = 8
You may need to first isolate the absolute value expression to solve an
absolute value equation.
Example B
Solve the equation 6|x + 2| = 18.
Step 1: Divide both sides of the equation by 6 so that the absolute value
expression is alone on one side of the equation.
6 | x + 2 | 18
=
6 6
MATH TIP
|x + 2| = 3
Check your answers by
substituting the solutions in the Step 2: Rewrite the equation as two equations that do not have absolute
original equation. value symbols.
x + 2 = 3 and x + 2 = 3
6|1 + 2| = 18
6|3| = 18 Step 3: Solve x + 2 = 3.
6(3) = 18 x+22=32
18 = 18 x=1
6|5 + 2| = 18 Step 4: Solve x + 2 = 3.
6|3| = 18

x + 2 2 = 3 2
6(3) = 18
x = 5
18 = 18
Solution: 1, 5
Try These B
Solve each absolute value equation.
a. 3|x 1| = 12 b. |x| 14 = 6
c. |x + 4| + 5 = 8 d. 3|x + 6| 7 = 20

Absolute Value Equations continued
My Notes
12. Tell whether each statement is true or false. Explain your answers.
a. For x > 0, |x| = x.
b. For x < 0, |x| = x.
13. Kate says that the opposite of |6| is 6. Is she correct? Explain.
LESSON 41 PRACTICE
Draw a number line to show the answer for each question. Then write an
absolute value equation that has the numbers described as solutions.
14. Which two numbers are 3 units away from 0?
Solve each equation. Check your answers.
17. |x 5| = 8
18. |2(x + 2)| = 1
19. |(x 5)| = 8.5
20. |3(x + 1)| = 15
21. 2|x 7| = 4
22. 2|x 7| = 4
23. Make sense of problems. Use the equations |x 3| = 7 and
|x| 3 = 7 to answer the following questions.
a. Describe the similarities and differences between the equations.
b. Which of the following values are solutions of each equation:

10, 4, 10?
c. Are the equations |x 3| = 7 and |x| 3 = 7 equivalent? Explain.
d. Are the equations |x| 3 = 7 and |x| = 10 equivalent? Explain.

continued Absolute Value Inequalities
My Notes
Learning Targets:
Solve absolute value inequalities.
Graph solutions of absolute value inequalities.
SUGGESTED LEARNING STRATEGIES: Role Play, Visualization,
Create Representations, Guess and Check, Think-Pair-Share
Here is the marching band line-up once again.
Kia
Mara
Israel
Laura
Tania
Antwan
Sam
Derrick
Nick
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10
1. Which people in the line up are 3 or fewer units from 0?
2. Show the portion of the number line that includes numbers that are 3 or
fewer units from 0.
The graph you created in Item 2 can be represented with an absolute value
inequality. The inequality |x| 3 represents the numbers on a number line
that are 3 or fewer units from 0.
3. Circle the numbers below that are solutions of |x| 3. Explain why you
chose those numbers.
1 3 0.5 4 3.1

4. Reason abstractly. How many solutions does the inequality |x| 3
have?
5. If you were to write a compound inequality for the graph of |x| 3 that
you sketched in Item 2, would it be a conjunction (and inequality) or a
disjunction (or inequality)? Explain.

Absolute Value Inequalities continued
My Notes
6. Write a compound inequality to represent the solutions to |x| 3.
7. What numbers are more than 4 units away from 3 on a number line?
Show the answer to this question on the number line.
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The absolute value inequality |x 3| > 4 represents the situation in Item 7. A

greater than symbol indicates that the distances are greater than 4.
8. Circle the numbers below that are solutions to the inequality |x 3| > 4.
Explain why you chose those numbers.
7.1 7 0 2 6.9 100
9. Construct viable arguments. If you were to write a compound

inequality for the graph of |x 3| > 4 that you sketched in Item 7,
would it be a conjunction or disjunction? Explain.
10. To solve |x 3| > 4 for x, you need to write the absolute value
inequality as a compound inequality.
a. Based on the graph from Item 7, the expression x 3 is either greater
than 4 or less than 4. Write this statement as a compound

inequality.
b. Solve each of the inequalities you wrote in Part (a). Graph the
solution.

My Notes
11. Make a graph that represents the answer to each question. Then write
an absolute value inequality that has the solutions that are graphed.
Finally, write each absolute value inequality as a compound inequality.
a. What numbers are less than 2 units from 0?
b. What numbers are 4 or more units away from 0?
c. What numbers are 4 or fewer units away from 2?
12. Describe the absolute value inequalities |x| < 3 and |x| > 3 as
conjunctions or disjunctions and justify your choice in each case.
You can solve absolute value inequalities algebraically.

Example A
Solve the inequality |2x| + 3 > 9. Graph the solutions.
Step 1: Subtract 3 from both sides of the inequality so that the absolute
value expression is alone on one side.
|2x| + 3 3 > 9 3
|2x| > 6
Step 2: Rewrite the equation as a compound inequality. Determine if the
relationship is and or or.
2x > 6 or 2x < 6
Step 3: Solve the inequalities.
2x > 6 or 2x < 6
x > 3 or x < 3
Solution: x > 3 or x < 3
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5

Absolute Value Inequalities continued
My Notes
Try These A
Solve each absolute value inequality and graph the solutions.
a. |2x 7| > 3
b. |3x + 8| < 5
c. |4x| 3 5
d. 2|x| + 7 11
e. 3|x 9| 21
MATH TIP
Remember that when multiplying
or dividing each side of an
inequality by a negative number,
you must reverse the inequality
symbol.
f. 5|2x 8| < 20

My Notes
13. Describe the similarities and differences between solving an absolute

value equation and solving an absolute value inequality.
LESSON 4-2 PRACTICE

14. Graph the following and then write an absolute value inequality that
represents each question.
a. What numbers are 5 units or more away from 2 on a number line?
b. What numbers are 5 units or fewer from 2 on a number line?
Solve each inequality and graph the solutions.
15. |x 4| 2
16. |x 5| > 3
17. 2 x + 5 > 4
3
18. 3x 5 7
2
19. |x| 3 4
20. 3|x| < 12
21. 6 |2x 9|
22. 5|x + 12| > 35
23. Critique the reasoning of others. Isabelle was asked to write an
absolute value inequality to represent the numbers that are less than
1 unit away from 7 on a number line. Isabelle wrote |x 1| < 7. Explain

and correct Isabelles error.

Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities ACTIVITY 4
Student Distances continued
ACTIVITY 4 PRACTICE 13. |2x + 3| = 7

Write your answers on notebook paper. 14. |3(x 7)| = 21
Show your work.
15. 5|x 2| = 20
Lesson 4-1
16. 3|x + 5| + 7 = 4
1. Use a number line to show the numbers that are
3 units from 1 on a number line. Then write an 17. 2 x 5 = 3
7
absolute value equation to describe the graph.
2. Explain why |x| = 5 does not have a solution. Lesson 4-2
3. Which graph shows the solutions of |x 11| = 7? For Items 1821, graph the solutions. Then write an
absolute value inequality that represents each
A. question.
18 14 10 6 2 2 6
18. What numbers are more than 3 units from 1 on
B.
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 a number line?
C. 19. What numbers are less than 3 units from 1 on a
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 number line?
D. 20. What numbers are 5 or fewer units away from 3?
12 8 4 0 4 8
21. What numbers are 3 or more units away from 5?
4. Suppose that x is negative and |x| = n. What
conclusion can you draw? For Items 2225, graph the solutions of each absolute
A. x and n are opposites. value inequality and write compound inequalities for
B. x and n are equal. the solutions.
C. x is greater than n. 22. |x| > 3
D. None of the above
23. |x| < 3
For Items 517, solve each absolute value equation. 24. |x 4| 7
Check your answers.
25. |x 4| 7
5. |x| = 7
26. Which describes the solutions of |6x 3| > 21?

6. |x 2| = 2 A. all numbers greater than 4
7. |x (2)| = 5 B. all numbers greater than 3 and greater than 4
C. all numbers between 3 and 4
8. |3(x 1)| = 15 D. all numbers less than 3 and greater than 4
9. 2 x = 4 27. Without solving, match each absolute value
5
equation or inequality with its number of
10. |2(x 3)| = 10 solutions. Justify your answers.
11. |3(x 2)| = x |x 7| < 2 one solution
12. |4(x + 2)| + 9 = 15 |x| = 0 no solutions
|x + 1| > 5 infinitely many solutions

ACTIVITY 4 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
continued Student Distances
28. The solutions to which absolute value inequality 35. |4(x 1)| > 16
are shown in the graph below? 36. |x 7| + 3 < 2
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 37. |x + 5| 2 < 3
38. |2(x + 1)| 7 1
A. |x + 1| < 1
B. |x + 1| > 1 39. 3x 1 5
C. |x 1| < 1 4
D. |x 1| > 1 40. 2|3x 4| 6
29. Create a graphic organizer that compares and 41. Marty said that all absolute value inequalities that
contrasts the following equation and inequalities. contain the symbol < are conjunctions. Give a
|x 3| = 6 counterexample to show that Martys statement is
incorrect.
|x 3| 6
|x| 3 > 6 MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
For Items 3040, solve each absolute value inequality Model with Mathematics
and graph the solutions. 42. According to some medical websites, normal
30. |x 2| > 3 body temperature can be as much as one degree
above or below 98.6F. Write a compound
31. |x 5| < 2 inequality that shows the range of normal body
32. |2x + 7| 5 temperatures, t. Then write an absolute value
inequality that shows the same information.
33. |3x + 2| 11
Explain how you wrote the absolute value
34. 5x 3 < 6 inequality, and include a number line graph in
2 your explanation.

Inequalities and Absolute Value Embedded Assessment 2
DIET AND EXERCISE Use after Activity 4
The table below shows ranges for the daily calorie needs of 15-year-old males
according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Use the table for
Items 1 and 2.
Daily Calories for 15-Year-Old Males

Sedentary no more than 2200 calories
Moderately Active 2400 to 2800 calories
Highly Active 2800 to 3200 calories
1. Write and graph an inequality for the daily number of calories that are
recommended for a sedentary 15-year-old male.
2. Use the information for a moderately active 15-year-old male.
a. Draw a graph on a number line for the daily calorie requirements.
b. Write a compound inequality for the graph.
It is recommended that teenagers Food Amount of Protein
between 14 and 18 years old consume
Milk 8 grams per cup
at least 46 grams of protein per day.
The table shows the amounts of Chicken 7 grams per ounce
protein present in various foods. Use Beans 16 grams per cup
the table for Items 3 and 4. Yogurt 11 grams per cup
3. Darwin is 15 years old. So far today, he has consumed a total of 25 grams

of protein. He plans to eat chicken at dinner.
a. Let c represent the number of ounces of chicken Darwin eats at
dinner. Write an inequality to show how much chicken Darwin can
eat and meet the minimum requirement for daily protein.
b. Solve your inequality from Part (a) and graph the solutions. How
many ounces of chicken must Darwin eat?
4. Describe at least two other foods or combinations of foods from the

table that Darwin could eat at dinner and meet the minimum
requirement for daily protein. Justify your answers.
5. Darwin also keeps track of his target heart rate when he is exercising.
The range for the number of heart beats per minute R for someone his
age is |R 136| 20. Determine the solutions to the inequality and
graph them on a number line.
Unit 1 Equations and Inequalities 61

Embedded Assessment 2 Inequalities and Absolute Value
Use after Activity 4 DIET AND EXERCISE
Scoring Exemplary Proficient Emerging Incomplete

Guide The solution demonstrates these characteristics:
Math Knowledge Clear and accurate Largely correct Partial understanding of Inaccurate or incomplete
and Thinking understanding of how to understanding of how to how to solve and graph understanding of how to
(Items 1, 2a, 2b, solve and graph solve and graph inequalities, including solve and graph
3a, 3b, 5) inequalities, including inequalities, including compound and absolute inequalities, including
compound and absolute compound and absolute value inequalities compound and absolute
value inequalities value inequalities value inequalities
Problem Solving Appropriate and efficient Strategy that may include Strategy that results in No clear strategy when
(Items 3b, 4, 5) strategy that results in a unnecessary steps but some incorrect answers solving problems
correct answer results in a correct answer
Mathematical Clear and accurate Largely correct Partial understanding of Little or no understanding
Modeling / understanding of how to understanding of how to how to write and graph of how to write and graph
Representations write and graph write and graph inequalities, including inequalities, including
(Items 1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 5) inequalities, including inequalities, including compound and absolute compound and absolute
compound and absolute compound and absolute value inequalities, to value inequalities, to
value inequalities, to value inequalities, to represent real-world data or represent real-world data or
represent real-world data or represent real-world data or a real-world scenario a real-world scenario
a real-world scenario a real-world scenario
Reasoning and Clear and accurate Reasonable conclusions Partially correct conclusions Incomplete or inaccurate
Communication conclusions drawn from drawn from an inequality drawn from an inequality conclusions drawn from an
(Items 3b, 4) an inequality and a table and a table of data and a table of data inequality and a table of
of data data
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1. What is 2 + 4 ? 8. Which equation has the least solution?

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1. Describe any patterns you see in the table.

Work with your peers to set rules

Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 3

Approximate time until next

eruption (in minutes)

5. Reason quantitatively. Mizing and his family arrived at Old Faithful

Patterns can be written as sequences.

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Term number Term

8. Identify two consecutive terms in the sequence of next eruption times

9. The sequence of next eruption times has a common difference. Identify

b. Model with mathematics. Let n represent the number of minutes

d. Use your expression to determine the number of minutes a visitor to

Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 5

Number of Total Data

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Year Share Value

Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 7

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Figure Number Number of Squares

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4. Use your expression to determine the number of small squares in the

Number of Number of Inner

Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 9

9. Write the numbers of inner colored squares as a sequence.

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13. Reason quantitatively. Use the patterns you have described to

Mizing discovered another pattern in the artifacts. He noticed that when

In an equilateral triangle, all three

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

17. Attend to precision. Determine the perimeter of each figure in the

Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 11

Figure Number Perimeter (cm)

19. Create a sequence to represent the perimeters of the figures in the

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A pattern of small squares is shown below. Use the pattern to respond to

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

LESSON 1-2 PRACTICE

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Activity 1 Investigating Patterns 13

ACTIVITY 1 PRACTICE 6. Draw the next three figures in the pattern.

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2. You may have used an equation to answer Item 1. Write an equation

c. 3.8 + 6x = 8.6; x = 0.9

One way to solve an equation containing a variable is to use the algebraic

Activity 2 Solving Equations 15

Multiplication Property of Equality x = 54 Simplify.

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Check Your Understanding

4. Is x = 4 a solution of 2(x 3) + 7 = 23? How do you know?