About this printable
Practice one step inequalities with eight focused questions and a separate printable answer key. Each exercise has space for a written method, and the answers also appear as readable text below. Use the practice page first, then compare methods as well as final answers. The paired images stay together in this article so the solution can be found without searching for another post.
How to use it
Isolate x while preserving the comparison. For example, x + 4 < 9 gives x < 5 after subtracting four from both sides. An inequality usually describes a set of possible values rather than one exact solution.
Check and adapt
Test a value that satisfies your result and check the boundary separately. These questions involve addition only, so no multiplication or division by a negative number is needed. Keep strict and inclusive comparison signs distinct in the answer.
Answers in text
- x + 3 < 5: x < 2.
- x + 4 > 7: x > 3.
- x + 5 ≤ 9: x ≤ 4.
- x + 6 ≥ 11: x ≥ 5.
- x + 7 < 13: x < 6.
- x + 8 > 15: x > 7.
- x + 9 ≤ 17: x ≤ 8.
- x + 10 ≥ 19: x ≥ 9.
Printable answer key
Download and printing instructions
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