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Expressions and Equations

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Expressions and Equations: Inequalities and Their Solutions

Solving Two-Step Inequalities

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Solving Two-Step Inequalities

Introduction

Some inequalities require more than one operation to solve. A two-step inequality can be solved by using inverse operations in the correct order to isolate the variable a...

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Maya is joining a weekend adventure camp. The registration fee is $20, and each activity costs $8. She has no more than $60 to spend. How many activities can she join?

Let a represent the number of activities. The total cost is 20 + 8a dollars, so the inequality is 20 + 8a ≤ 60.

This is called a two-step inequality because it requir...

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