Practice Set · Part 1
Solve and Graph Inequalities
Pick up where we left off
Where we left off
Our goal: With my small group, I can solve an inequality and graph its solution set on a number line — one step at a time, with support.
The big idea: Use inverse operations to get the variable alone, keep the same symbol, and graph the boundary with the right circle and shading.
Model to copy — Example · Solve, then graph
- Solve x + 3 > 53. Then graph the solution.
- Subtract 3 from both sides: x > 53 − 3
- Subtract to find the boundary: 53 − 3 = 50 → x > 50
- Draw an open circle at 50: > → open circle
- Shade to the right: x > 50 → shade right
- Check with a value from the shaded part: 60 + 3 = 63 → 63 > 53 ✓
- x > 50. Open circle at 50, shaded to the right.
Start here
You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.
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Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.
Let's do one together: Solve x − 5 ≤ 8. Then graph the solution. What is the inverse of subtracting 5? (Adding 5.) Add 5 to both sides. What do you get? (x ≤ 8 + 5, so x ≤ 13.) Which circle do we draw? Which way do we shade? (A closed circle at 13, because ≤ includes 13. Shade left.) Put 10 in for x. Is it true? (Yes. 10 − 5 = 5, and 5 ≤ 8.)My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .
Show your work - 2
Warm restartWhich graph represents x > 8?
- AClosed circle at 8, shaded right
- BOpen circle at 8, shaded right
- COpen circle at 8, shaded left
- DClosed circle at 8, shaded left
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Warm restartWhich graph represents x ≤ 10?
- AOpen circle at 10, shaded left
- BClosed circle at 10, shaded left
- CClosed circle at 10, shaded right
- DOpen circle at 10, shaded right
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Warm restartWhich graph represents x < 5?
- AClosed circle at 5, shaded left
- BOpen circle at 5, shaded right
- COpen circle at 5, shaded left
- DClosed circle at 5, shaded right
Practice Set · Part 2
Solve and Graph Inequalities
Keep going
You answered these out loud. Now write them.
Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.
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Think it throughSolve 48 + s ≥ 75.
- As ≥ 27
- Bs ≤ 27
- Cs ≥ 75
- Ds ≥ 123
Why is that the answer?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughIs exactly $27 enough?
- ANo — she needs more than 27
- BYes — 'at least' includes 27 exactly
- CNo — she needs 75
- DOnly if she saves more
How do you know?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughHow is s ≥ 27 graphed?
- AClosed circle at 27, shaded to the right
- BOpen circle at 27, shaded to the right
- CClosed circle at 27, shaded to the left
- DOpen circle at 27, shaded to the left
Explain your thinking.
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Back to the modelHow is solving an inequality similar to and different from solving an equation?
Solving an inequality is like solving an equation because I still use ___, but it is different because the answer is ___ instead of ___.
Practice Set · Part 3
Solve and Graph Inequalities
Words and reasoning
Word bank · Banco de palabras
Use the words
Fill each blank with a word from the bank.
- To find all the values that make an inequality true is to ___ it.
- To show the solutions on a number line is to ___ them.
- A value that makes an inequality true is a ___.
- To check a solution, I ___ the value back into the inequality.
Explain the thinking
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Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.
The mistake: A common mistake in Solve and Graph Inequalities is shading the number line in the wrong direction after solving. - 10
Say moreWhat steps did you follow to solve and then graph the inequality, and how did you check a value to make sure your solution set is right?
First I solved by ___, then I graphed ___.
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Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.
If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .
Show your work
Practice Set · Part 4
Solve and Graph Inequalities
Show what you know
Last check
These two come from Lesson 8.5. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.
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Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: Solve and describe the graph: x + 5 < 11
- Ax < 6; open circle at 6, shade left
- Bx ≤ 6; closed circle at 6, shade left
- Cx > 6; open circle at 6, shade right
- Dx < 16; open circle at 16, shade left
Explain your choice.
I know it is ___ because ___ .
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From Lesson 8.5Quick check — you've got this: How would you graph the inequality x ≥ 9?
- AClosed circle at 9, shaded right
- BOpen circle at 9, shaded right
- CClosed circle at 9, shaded left
- DOpen circle at 9, shaded left
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From Lesson 8.5How would the graph change if 12 or fewer people were at the scene?
- AThe shading would flip to the right
- BNothing would change
- CThe circle would be closed (filled in) at 12
- DThe circle would move to 11
Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next
| I can… | Not yet | Getting there | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can solve an inequality and graph its solution set on a number line — one step at a time, with support. | |||
| I can explain why it works: Use inverse operations to get the variable alone, keep the same symbol… | |||
| I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words. |
One question I want to ask my group next time