SECONDARY MATH I // MODULE 4

SOLVING EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES 4.5

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READY
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Topic:!!Write!an!equation!from!a!context.!!Interpret!notation!for!inequalities.!
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Write&an&equation&that&describes&the&story.&&Then&answer&the&question&asked&by&the&story.&
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1.!!!Virginia’s!Painting!Service!charges!$10!per!job!and!$0.20!per!square!foot.!!If!Virginia!earned!$50!
for!painting!one!job,!how!many!square!feet!did!she!paint!at!the!job?!
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2.!!Renting!the!iceKskating!rink!for!a!party!costs!$200!plus!$4!per!person.!!If!the!final!charge!for!
Dane’s!birthday!party!was!$324,!how!many!people!attended!his!birthday!party?!
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Indicate&if&the&following&statements&are&true&or&false.&&Explain&your&thinking.&
3.!!The!notation!12 < !!means!the!same!thing!as!! < 12.!!It!works!just!like!12 = !!!"#!! = 12.!
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4.!!The!inequality!−2 ! + 10 ≥ 75!says!the!same!thing!as!−2! − 20 ≥ 75.!!I!can!multiply!by!K2!on!
the!left!side!without!reversing!the!inequality!symbol.!
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5.!!When!solving!the!inequality!10! + 22 < 2,!the!second!step!should!say!10! > −20!because!I!
added!K22!to!both!sides!and!I!got!a!negative!number!on!the!right.!
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6.!!When!solving!the!inequality!−5! ≥ 45,!the!answer!is!! ≤ −9!because!I!divided!both!sides!of!the!
inequality!by!a!negative!number.!
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7.!!The!words!that!describe!the!inequality!100 ≤ !!are!“x"is"greater"than"or"equal"to"100.”!!
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! ! ! !
SET
Topic:!Solve!inequalities.!Verify!that!given!numbers!are!elements!of!the!solution!set.!
Solve&for&x.&(Show&your&work.)&&Indicate&if&the&given&value&of&x&is&an&element&of&the&solution&set.&
8.!!!!!!!!!2! − 9 < 3! 9.!!!!!!!!!!4! + 25 > 13!
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Is!this!value!part!!!!!!!!!!!!! = 6; !!!"#? !!!!!!!!!!!"?! Is!this!value!part!!!!!!!!!! = −5; !!!"#? !!!!!!!!!!!"?!
of!the!solution!set?! of!the!solution!set?!
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10.!!6! − 4 ≤ −28! 11.!!!3! − 5 ≥ −5!
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Is!this!value!part!!!!!!!! = −10; !!!"#? !!!!!!!!!!!"?! Is!this!value!part!!!!!!!!!!!!!! = 1; !!!"#? !!!!!!!!!!!"?!
of!the!solution!set?! of!the!solution!set?!
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Solve&each&inequality&and&graph&the&solution&on&the&number&line.&
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12.!!!!!! + 9 ≤ 7! – 10 –5 0 5 10
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13.!!!!!−3! − 4 > 2! – 10 –5 0 5 10
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14.!!!!!3! < −6! – 10 –5 0 5 10
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15.!!!!! > − ! – 10 –5 0 5 10
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16.!!!!!−10! > 150! – 25 – 20 – 15 – 10 –5 0

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17.!!!!!! ≥ −5! 10 20 30 40
!! 0
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Topic:!Write!and!solve!inequalities!from!a!context.!!
18.!!!!To!take!sweepstakes!for!the!largest!pumpkin!crop!at!the!Riverside!County!Fair,!the!average!weight!
of!Ethan’s!two!pumpkins!must!be!greater!than!875!lbs.!!One!of!his!pumpkins!weighs!903!lbs.!!What!
is!the!least!amount!of!pounds!the!second!pumpkin!could!weigh!in!order!for!Ethan!to!win!the!prize?!
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a) Write!an!inequality!that!models!this!situation.!Be!sure!to!define!your!variables.!
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b) Describe!in!words!the!quantities!that!would!work!in!this!situation.!
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c) Write!your!answer!in!both!interval!and!set!notation.!!!

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19.!!!The!average!of!Aaron’s!three!test!scores!must!be!at!least!93!to!earn!an!A!in!the!class.!!Aaron!scored!
89!on!the!first!test!and!94!on!the!second!test.!!What!scores!can!Aaron!get!on!his!third!test!to!
guarantee!an!A!in!the!class?!
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a) Write!and!solve!an!inequality!that!models!this!situation.!Be!sure!to!define!your!variables.!
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b) Describe!in!words!the!quantities!that!would!work!in!this!situation.!
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c) Write!your!answer!in!both!interval!and!set!notation.!!!
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20.!!!A!cell!phone!company!offers!a!plan!that!costs!$35.99!and!includes!unlimited!texting.!!Another!
company!offers!a!plan!that!costs!$19.99!and!charges!$0.25!per!text.!!For!what!number!of!texts!does!
the!second!company’s!plan!cost!more!than!the!first!company’s!plan?!

a) Write!and!solve!an!inequality!that!models!this!situation.!Be!sure!to!define!your!variables.!
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b) Describe!in!words!the!quantities!that!would!work!in!this!situation.!
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c) Write!your!answer!in!both!interval!and!set!notation.!!

GO
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Topic:!Use!substitution!to!solve!linear!systems!
Solve&each&system&of&equations&by&using&substitution.&&!
! = 12
Example:&& !!!!!
2! − ! = 14
The"first"equation"states"that"! = 12.""That"information"can"be"used"in"the"second"equation"to"find"the"
value"of"x"by"replacing"y"with"12.!!The"second"equation"now"says&!" − !" = !".&&Solve"this"new"equation"
by"adding"12"to"both"sides"and"then"dividing"by"2.""The"result"is"x"="13.!
!=5 !=8
21.!! ! 22.!! !
−! + ! = 1 5! + 2! = 0
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2! = 10 3! = 12
23.!! ! 24.!! !
4! − 2! = 50 4! − ! = 5
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