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Math Basics General About 7 minutes

Inequalities: Basics

    What an inequality is

    An inequality shows that 1 number is greater than or less than another number.

    > means greater than. < means less than. The open side of the symbol faces the larger number.

    Watch the symbol follow the larger tower

    Solution: a number that makes the inequality true. For x < 4, the number 2 is a solution, because 2 < 4.

    Try it

    Build 2 towers and compare

    1. Click the buttons to add or remove blocks.
    2. Count the blocks in each tower.
    3. Pick the symbol that goes between the towers.

    5 ? 3

    Quick check

    Answer 5 questions. You see your score at the end.

    This tutorial uses the standard 6th-grade curriculum for this topic.