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Contributor: Danielle Childers. Lesson ID: 10835
"Is" is a small but important word, especially in algebra! You know how to write equations, but inequalities can be tricky. Watch informative videos and use worksheets to learn to write inequalities!
Is there a difference between "12 greater than x" and "12 is greater than x"? Let's find out!
If you said "yes," you are correct!
When you see the words "greater than," you know that means it is an inequality.
You can watch this teacher show how to look at the words to show how to write an equality in this Translate Word Phrases to Inequalities video, by Larry Schmidt:
Below are some key words for inequalities:
| > | ≥ | < | ≤ |
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Here is a more in-depth video, by Julie Harland, Your Math Gal, called, Translating words to Equations. The video is not just about inequalities, but equations as well:
Continue on to the Got It! section for a match game!
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