Intro To Inequalities in The Real World

21st Century Lessons
Introduction to Inequalities in the

Real World
1
Warm Up
OBJECTIVE: SWBAT translate real-world situations into mathematical statements using
inequalities and variables. Language Objective: Students will define and give examples of
real-world situations that have infinitely many answers.
A set has the following values: {2, 4, 6}. Which of the values in
this set make the inequality below true? Show your work!
2x + 6 > 12 Hint: Use substitution!
2x + 6 > 12 2x + 6 > 12 2x + 6 > 12

2(2) + 6 > 12 2(4) + 6 > 12 2(6) + 6 > 12
4 + 6 > 12 8 + 6 > 12 12+ 6 > 12
10 > 12 14 > 12 18 > 12
False! True! True!
The values 4 and 6 make the inequality true!
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Agenda:
OBJECTIVE: SWBAT translate real-world situations into mathematical statements using inequalities and
variables. Language Objective: Students will define key terms like, variable, inequality and infinitely many
and give examples of real-world situations that have infinitely many answers.
1) Warm Up (Independent)
2) Launch – Ride Time and Pair-Share (Whole Class and Pairs)

3) Explore - Writing Inequalities (Whole Class)
4) Summary – Vocabulary Overview (Pairs)
5) Practice – Class work (Pairs)
6) Assessment – To Infinity and Beyond! (Independent)
3
Launch
LET’S GO FOR A RIDE:
Are you ready?!?!

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Launch Continued: Pair-Share
Mei and Erika are at Six Flags with their
families. They see the following sign in
front the Dropping Dragon Roller
Coaster. Mei is 56 inches tall and Erika
is 49 inches tall.
Your height must be
greater than 50
inches to ride the
Dropping Dragon!
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Launch Continued:
Who will be able to go on the ride? Why?

Mei will be able to ride the Dropping Dragon
because she is taller than 50 inches.
Who will NOT be able to go on the ride? Why not?
Erika will be not able to ride the Dropping

Dragon because she is shorter than 50 inches.
Miguel also wants to go on the Dropping Dragon. Your height must be
What is one height that he could be in order to
ride the roller coaster? greater than 50
inches to ride the
Dropping Dragon!
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Mei’s little brother, Sai, wants to go on the Your height must
Mini-Coaster ride. Sai is 34 inches tall. Mei be less than 50
sees the following sign in front of the ride. inches tall to ride
Can Sai go on the Mini-Coaster? Why or why not? the Mini-Coaster!
Can Mei go on the ride with him? Why or why not?

Mei is 56
inches tall.
Erika’s little brother, Nick, wants to go on the Mini-
Coaster. What is one height that he could be to go on
this ride?
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Mei’s little brother, Sai, wants to go on the Your height must
Mini-Coaster ride. Sai is 34 inches tall. Mei be less than 50
sees the following sign in front of the ride. inches tall to ride
Can Sai go on the Mini-Coaster? Why or why not? the Mini-Coaster!
Sai can go on the Mini-Coaster because he
is shorter than 50 inches.
Can Mei go on the ride with him? Why or why not?
Mei can NOT go on the Mini-Coaster because she
is taller than 50 inches.
Erika’s little brother, Nick, wants to go on the Mini-
Coaster. What is one height that he could be to go on
this ride?
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Launch Continued: Turn and Talk
Compare the two signs for the Dropping Dragon
and the Mini-Coaster.
• Explain 1 similarity to your partner
• Explain 1 difference to your partner
Your height must be Your height must

greater than 50 be less than 50
inches to ride the inches tall to ride
Dropping Dragon! the Mini-Coaster!
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Explore:
How can we represent this sign as a mathematic statement?
Your height must be Let’s Review:

greater than 50 What is a VARIABLE?
inches to ride the • A VARIABLE is a symbol that Is
Dropping Dragon! used to represent an unknown
number.
• An example of a VARIABLE is the
letter x or y.
In the sign above, what number is unknown?
• The person’s height!
• We can use x to represent the unknown height of any rider!
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Explore:
How can we represent this sign as a math statement?
Your height must be x >

greater than
50 inches What symbol connects x with 50 inches?
to ride the
Dropping Dragon! An equal
sign?
Greater than can be represented using a symbol!
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Explore: What is an inequality?
Greater than Less than
> <
The greater than and less than symbols are called inequalities!
An inequality is a symbol, like > or <, that states that two
values are NOT equal.
What are Take your left hand, hold it up and

How can we
the symbols make and “L” , like the picture
remember
for greater
which one is Now, close your hand a little
than and less
less than? Do you see a less than sign?
than?
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Explore:
Let’s review!
How can we represent this sign as a mathematical statement?
Your height must be x > 50 inches

greater than Step 1: We find the unknown value.
50 inches Step 2: We pick a variable.
to ride the
Dropping Dragon! Step 3: We find the number connected to
the variable.
Step 4: We use an inequality to
connect the variable and number.
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Explore: You try!
How can we represent this sign as a mathematical statement?
Your height must x <

be less than
50 inches tall to ride Review Question:
the Mini-Coaster! What heights (or values for x) will
make that inequality statement
above true?
Is there just 1 answer to this

problem?
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Explore:
X > 50
For this inequality statement,
we have many, many solutions!
In fact, we have INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS for an

inequality statement like x > 50.
INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS, means that we have never-

ending answers that will make a math statement true.
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Summary:
A VARIABLE is a symbol that Is used to represent an
unknown number. A VARIABLE is represented by a
____________
x or ______.
letter like _____ y
> or ____,
An INEQUALITY is a symbol, like ____ < that states
that two values are NOT equal.
INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS , means that we have never-

ending answers that will make a math statement _____.
true
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Practice:
Write an inequality statement using the variable
x to represent each real-world situation below.
Then, write 3 possible solutions to each
inequality.
(1) Water freezes at any temperature less than 0 degrees
Celsius (°C). x < 0 °C
3 possible solutions: -5 °C, -20 °C, -52 °C
(2) Kiera’s weekly allowance is greater than $10. x > $10
(3) In his job as a lawyer, Cameron works more than 50 hours
per week. x > 50 hours
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Practice - Classwork
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Practice – Classwork Answers
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Assessment
In the Toy Story movies, Buzz

Lightyear has a saying,
“To Infinity and Beyond.”
Infinity is a similar word to

infinitely many. Write a
sentence explaining how
these words are related.
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21st Century Lessons

Introduction to Inequalities in the

2x + 6 > 12 2x + 6 > 12 2x + 6 > 12

2) Launch – Ride Time and Pair-Share (Whole Class and Pairs)

LET’S GO FOR A RIDE:

Are you ready?!?!

Who will be able to go on the ride? Why?

Can Mei go on the ride with him? Why or why not?

Your height must be Your height must

Your height must be Let’s Review:

Your height must be x >

Greater than can be represented using a symbol!

What are Take your left hand, hold it up and

Your height must be x > 50 inches

Your height must x <

Is there just 1 answer to this

In fact, we have INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS for an

INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS, means that we have never-

INFINITELY MANY SOLUTIONS , means that we have never-

In the Toy Story movies, Buzz

Infinity is a similar word to

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