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Translating words into Inequalities-Word Problems
In this video I give step by step directions for translating words into inequalities.
These statements use the greater than symbol
>
More than
Exceeding
Above
Greater than
Common words that express inequalities
These statements use the greater than or equal symbol ≥
At least
No fewer than
minimum
top
No less than
These statements use the less than symbol
<
Fewer than
Below
Less than
These statements use the greater than or equal symbol
≤
No more than
Not above
Does not exceed
At most
Bottom
Follow these simple steps when trying to translate words into an inequalities.
Identify the key words or phrase. If you know the list of words and the inequality they represent, this step will be easier.
Circle or underline the keywords
Write out the inequality
Substitute in a number in order to see if it is correct.
Keywords:Inequalities |Graphing inequalities
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