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What can you say about seven š„ equals 28? A) It is an inequality, B) it is neither an equation nor an inequality, or C) it is an equation.
So is seven š„ equals 28? For this question, the important piece is the equal sign. Since thereās an equal sign, itās an equation. If it had an inequality symbol, which could be a less than symbol, a less than or equal to symbol, greater than, or greater than or equal to, these would be inequalities.
Now for B, it says itās neither an equation nor inequality. That could possibly mean that itās an expression. Itās just eight š„. There is no equal sign. Thereās no inequality sign. So again, what can we say about seven š„ equals 28? It is an equation.