Holt McDougal Algebra 1

Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Holt Algebra 1
Warm Up
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Warm Up
Solve each equation.
1. 5a = 30 2.



Graph each inequality.
5. x 10
6. x < 3
6
10
3. 4.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Solve one-step inequalities by using
multiplication.
Solve one-step inequalities by using division.

Objectives
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Remember, solving inequalities is similar to
solving equations. To solve an inequality that
contains multiplication or division, undo the
operation by dividing or multiplying both sides of
the inequality by the same number.
The following rules show the properties of
inequality for multiplying or dividing by a
positive number. The rules for multiplying or
dividing by a negative number appear later in
this lesson.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Example 1A: Multiplying or Dividing by a Positive
Number
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
7x > 42
7x > 42
>
1x > 6
Since x is multiplied by 7, divide both
sides by 7 to undo the multiplication.
x > 6
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
3(2.4) 3
7.2 m (or m 7.2)
Since m is divided by 3, multiply both
sides by 3 to undo the division.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Example 1B: Multiplying or Dividing by a Positive
Number
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
r < 16
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Since r is multiplied by ,
multiply both sides by the
reciprocal of .
Example 1C: Multiplying or Dividing by a Positive
Number
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Check It Out! Example 1a
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
4k > 24
k > 6
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 16 18 20 14
Since k is multiplied by 4, divide
both sides by 4.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
50 5q
10 q
Since q is multiplied by 5, divide
both sides by 5.
Check It Out! Example 1b
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
5 5 0
10 15
15
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
g > 36
Since g is multiplied by ,
multiply both sides by the
reciprocal of .
36
25 30 35 20
40 15
Check It Out! Example 1c
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
If you multiply or divide both sides of an
inequality by a negative number, the resulting
inequality is not a true statement. You need to
reverse the inequality symbol to make the
statement true.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
This means there is another set of properties
of inequality for multiplying or dividing by a
negative number.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Caution!
Do not change the direction of the inequality
symbol just because you see a negative
sign. For example, you do not change the
symbol when solving 4x < 24.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Example 2A: Multiplying or Dividing by a Negative
Number
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
12x > 84
x < 7
Since x is multiplied by 12, divide
both sides by 12. Change > to <.
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 12 14
7
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Since x is divided by 3, multiply
both sides by 3. Change to .
16 18 20 22 24 10 14 26 28 30 12
Example 2B: Multiplying or Dividing by a Negative
Number
Solve the inequality and graph the solutions.
24 x (or x 24)
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Check It Out! Example 2
Solve each inequality and graph the solutions.
a. 10 x
1(10) 1(x)
10 x
Multiply both sides by 1 to make x
positive. Change to .
b. 4.25 > 0.25h
17 < h
Since h is multiplied by 0.25, divide
both sides by 0.25. Change > to <.
20
16
12 8 4 0 4 8 12 16
20
17
10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Example 3: Application
$4.30
times
number of tubes is at most
$20.00.
4.30 p 20.00
Jill has a $20 gift card to an art supply store
where 4 oz tubes of paint are $4.30 each after
tax. What are the possible numbers of tubes
that Jill can buy?
Let p represent the number of tubes of paint that Jill
can buy.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
4.30p 20.00
p 4.65
Since p is multiplied by 4.30,
divide both sides by 4.30. The
symbol does not change.
Since Jill can buy only whole numbers of tubes,
she can buy 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 tubes of paint.
Example 3 Continued
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Check It Out! Example 3
A pitcher holds 128 ounces of juice. What are
the possible numbers of 10-ounce servings that
one pitcher can fill?
10 oz
times
number of
servings
is at most
128 oz
10 x 128
Let x represent the number of servings of juice the
pitcher can contain.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Check It Out! Example 3 Continued
10x 128
Since x is multiplied by 10, divide both
sides by 10.
The symbol does not change.
x 12.8
The pitcher can fill 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, or 12 servings.
Holt McDougal Algebra 1
Solving Inequalities by
Multiplying or Dividing
Lesson Quiz
Solve each inequality and graph the solutions.
1. 8x < 24 x < 3
2. 5x 30 x 6
3. x > 20
4.
x 6
5. A soccer coach plans to order more shirts for
her team. Each shirt costs $9.85. She has $77
left in her uniform budget. What are the
possible number of shirts she can buy?
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 shirts