Lesson: Introduction to Inequalities Mathematics • 6th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to interpret and write simple inequalities to represent verbal expressions.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

understand and use inequality symbols to describe relationships between numbers and variables,
use inequalities to represent simple verbal statements,
use number lines to represent inequalities,
use inequalities to represent real-life scenarios.

Lesson Video

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Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Matthew walked for 29 minutes before reaching the university campus. He took at least another 5 minutes to reach the lecture hall. Write an inequality that represents the amount of time it took Matthew to reach the lecture hall.

Q2:

Chloe was able to clean more than of her apartment after her friends came over and left. Write an inequality to represent the fraction of the apartment that she still has left to clean.

Q3:

Write an expression for which means that it is less than or equal to 3.