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XAT Inequalities — practice questions

Explore 27 free Inequalities questions in XAT Quantitative Aptitude. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Two expressions joined by a less-than or greater-than sign form an:Read the answer and worked solution →Statements such as 3 less than 5 and 7 greater than 5 are examples of:Read the answer and worked solution →Statements such as x less than 5 and y greater than 2 are examples of:Read the answer and worked solution →A statement like 3 less than x less than 5 is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Inequalities using only the strict signs, without an equals part, are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Inequalities that also allow equality are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Adding the same number to both sides of an inequality:Read the answer and worked solution →Multiplying both sides of an inequality by the same positive number:Read the answer and worked solution →Multiplying or dividing both sides by a negative number means the sign of the inequality is:Read the answer and worked solution →Solving 30x less than 200 gives x less than:Read the answer and worked solution →When x must be a natural number, the solutions of 30x less than 200 are:Read the answer and worked solution →How many natural number solutions does 30x less than 200 have?Read the answer and worked solution →When x may be any integer, the solutions of 30x less than 200 include:Read the answer and worked solution →Solving 5x minus 3 less than 3x plus 1 gives:Read the answer and worked solution →Solving 4x plus 3 less than 6x plus 7 gives:Read the answer and worked solution →The set of all values of the variable that make an inequality true is called its:Read the answer and worked solution →Which sign makes a statement an inequality rather than an equation?Read the answer and worked solution →A firm needing at least 6 units and at most 10 would write that as a:Read the answer and worked solution →The study of inequalities is described as useful in solving problems in science and:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the inequalitiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the safe movesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the inequality gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the inequality wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Sign kept or flippedRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the solutionsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Inequalities bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

Two expressions joined by a less-than or greater-than sign form an:

  1. Inequality
  2. Inequity
  3. Integrity
  4. Intensity
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Correct answer: A. Inequality

1. An equals sign would make it an equation. 2. The comparison signs make it different. 3. It is an inequality. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 6, Linear Inequalities._

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Statements such as 3 less than 5 and 7 greater than 5 are examples of:

  1. Nominal inequalities
  2. Numerical inequalities
  3. Notional inequalities
  4. National inequalities
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Correct answer: B. Numerical inequalities

1. No variable appears in them. 2. Only numbers are compared. 3. They are numerical inequalities. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 6, Linear Inequalities._

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Statements such as x less than 5 and y greater than 2 are examples of:

  1. Literal inequalities
  2. Lateral inequalities
  3. Layered inequalities
  4. Limited inequalities
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Correct answer: A. Literal inequalities

1. A letter stands for the unknown. 2. Numerical ones use numbers alone. 3. They are literal inequalities. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 6, Linear Inequalities._

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