Chapter 14.7
Solving Inequalities with Fractional Coefficients
Same rules apply, EXCEPT:
1. When dividing by a negative number, reverse the inequality
2. Graph the solution on a number line
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x>3
x ≥ 11
0 ≤ x
Graph the inequality on a number line
x ≤ ­5
­1 < x
x > 1/4
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Example: Solve and Graph on the number line
x ‐ x > 2
3 6
3y + 8 ‐ 4y ≤ 3
2 7 3
k ‐ k < 1
4 2
4
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Homework: pg 563 3‐17odd
Solve and graph on a number line
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