Name: Single Variable

Inequalities
An inequality is a pair of expressions or numbers that are not equal.
When you solve an inequality, you need to show all of the values that make the statement
true. One way to do this is by graphing the inequality on a number line.

examples: x ≥ 8 (x is greater than or equal to 8)

x

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

On an inequality graph, an open circle is used for greater than and less than. A filled circle
is used for greater than or equal to and less than or equal to.

Write each inequality in words. Then graph each on the number line using a red colored
pencil or crayon.

1. i≤9 word form: ______________________________________________________

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. s ≥ 35 word form: ______________________________________________________

30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

3. 24 > f word form: ______________________________________________________

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

4. 20 < t word form: ______________________________________________________

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

5. u ≥ 30 word form: ______________________________________________________

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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Name: Single Variable

Inequalities
Write the inequality shown by each number line.
w
6. answer: __________________
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
r
7. answer: __________________
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
m
8. answer: __________________
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
h
9. answer: __________________
200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Graph each inequality on the number line using a red colored pencil or crayon.

10. e ≥ 350
200 450

11. 35 ≥ p
40 30

12. For the inequality c ≥ 76, Tami says 80 and 100 are both solutions. Is she correct? Explain
why or why not.

13. For the inequality 12 > d, Jarod says 9 and 12 are both solutions. Is he correct? Explain
why or why not.

14. Levi spends up to $15 per week on lunches. Show this inequality on a number
line.

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 ANSWER KEY Single Variable

Inequalities
An inequality is a pair of expressions or numbers that are not equal.
When you solve an inequality, you need to show all of the values that make the statement
true. One way to do this is by graphing the inequality on a number line.

examples: x ≥ 8 (x is greater than or equal to 8)

x

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

On an inequality graph, an open circle is used for greater than and less than. A filled circle
is used for greater than or equal to and less than or equal to.

Write each inequality in words. Then graph each on the number line using a red colored
pencil or crayon.

1. i≤9 i is less than or equal to nine

word form: ______________________________________________________
i

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. s ≥ 35 s is greater than or equal to twenty-five

word form: ______________________________________________________
s

30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

3. 24 > f fourteen is greater than f

word form: ______________________________________________________
f

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

4. 20 < t fifteen is less than t

word form: ______________________________________________________
t

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

5. u ≥ 30 u is greater than or equal to thirty

word form: ______________________________________________________
u

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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 ANSWER KEY Single Variable

Inequalities
Write the inequality shown by each number line.
w
6. w ≤ 16 or 16 ≥ w
answer: __________________
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
r
7. r > 15 or 15 < r
answer: __________________
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
m
8. m > 40 or 40 < m
answer: __________________
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
h
9. h ≤ 300 or 300 ≥ h
answer: __________________
200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Graph each inequality on the number line using a red colored pencil or crayon.
e
10. e ≥ 350
200 250 300 350 400 450

p
11. 35 ≥ p
40 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30

12. For the inequality c ≥ 76, Tami says 80 and 100 are both solutions. Is she correct? Explain
why or why not.
Yes, Tami is correct. The inequality states that c is greater than or equal to

76, and both 80 and 100 are greater than 76.

13. For the inequality 12 > d, Jarod says 9 and 12 are both solutions. Is he correct? Explain
why or why not.

No, Jarod is not correct. The inequality states that d is less than 12 but

not equal to 12.

14. Levi spends up to $15 per week on lunches. Show this inequality on a number
line.

$12 $13 $14 $15 $16 $17

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