Translating Inequalities

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Translating Inequalities
Old Math Symbols gt Greater than lt Less than
New Math Symbols Greater than or equal to Less
than or equal to
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Identify Key Words

• Read the mathematical problem and identify key
  terms or phrases that can be translated into an
  inequality symbol.

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Key Vocabulary
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Examples
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Additional Key Phrases
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Practice Problems

• More than 18,000 fans attended the Kings opening
  hockey game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
• Your height is greater than 40 inches.
• The sum of two numbers is at most 6.

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Memory Strategy
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Reference Info

• Chapter 7 of the math textbook
• Inequalities Symbols link
• Inequalities Study Guide