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1. Solve the simultaneous inequalities 3. (a) Solve the inequality 5𝑥 − 5 ≤ 10𝑥 < 8𝑥 + 10,
(b) Illustrate your solution in (a) on the number line below.
𝑦 − 4 < 3𝑦 + 2 ≤ 6

Leaving your answer in the form 𝑎 < 𝑦 ≤ 𝑏

Illustrate your answer on a number line.

Answer (a)……………………………………………….. [2]

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4. If 𝑥 is an integer such that 3𝑥 < 40 and 27 − 2𝑥 ≤ 5, list the

possible values of 𝑥.

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2. Given that 𝑥 ≥ 0,5; state the least possible value of 𝑥 if 𝑥 is

a. A prime number.
b. Even number.
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c. Perfect square.

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7. Solve the inequality 2𝑥−3 + 4 ≤ 2
5. (a) solve the inequality −7 < 2 − 3𝑥 ≤ 5

(b) Illustrate your answer on a number line

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Answer …………………………………………………….. [3]

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8. Solve the inequality − 4 ≥ 5𝑥
𝑥

6. Solve the inequality 15 − 3𝑥 < 2(𝑥 − 5)

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9. Write down the solution set of y given that > 11 11. Solve the inequality
𝑦
2𝑥 − 3 < 𝑥 + 5 ≤ 2𝑥 + 7

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10. A college bought 𝑥 pencils and 𝑦 pens. Pencils cost 15 cents
each and pens cost 25 cents each.
a) The college has $20 to spend, write down an inequality
and show that it reduces to 3x + 5y ≤ 400.
b) The number of pens must not be greater than the
12. Mr. Mlilo have $200 pocket money. He decides to by 𝑐 crayons
number of pencils. Write down an inequality, in terms of
x and y. and 𝑏 books. Each crayon costs $12,50 and each book costs
c) There must be at least 35 pens. Write down an inequality $25. He wishes to by at least 5 crayons and at most 4 books.
to show this information. Write the three inequalities, other than 𝑐≥0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏≥0,
which satisfies the above conditions.

Answers (a)……………………………….
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14. A luxury bus has 100 units of seating. There are two types of
13. A newly constructed school wishes to by desks and chairs for its seats, Ordinary and First class seats.
pupils. Let 𝑥 be number of desk and 𝑦 be the of chairs. Let the ordinary seats be x and first class seats be y.
a. Ordinary seats take up 1 unit and first class seats take up 1,5
i) The school wishes to by at least 75 desks and at least 100 units of seating. Form an inequality which satisfies this
chairs.
condition and show that it reduces to2𝑥 + 3𝑦 ≤ 200
ii) The number of chairs should be more than the number of b. There must be at least 10 first class seats. Write down
desks. Write down an inequality which satisfies this condition. another inequality which satisfies this condition.
iii) Desks cost $25 each and chairs cost $17,50 each. The school c. There must be also at least twice as many ordinary seats as
has only $5 000 to spend on these items. first class seats. Write down another inequality which
satisfies the above condition.
Write down an inequalities which satisfy the above conditions in
their lowest terms.

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