True or false: inequalities

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A statement joined by less than or greater than is an inequality.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   An equation and an inequality are the same thing.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Multiplying both sides by a negative number reverses the inequality.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Linear inequalities can be studied in one and in two variables.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement about inequalities is true or false.

Explanation