1 (a) Solve the inequality 3x  x  6 .

(b) Hence, state the

(i) smallest integer x.
(ii) smallest prime number x.

Answer: (a) [1]

(b) (i) [1]

(ii) [1]

2. Solve the inequality 6x  12  x  2 . [2]

 3. Solve the inequality 3x  4  38 . Hence, state the smallest prime number that satisfies x. [3]

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4. (a) Solve the inequality x  11 .
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(b) Use your answer in part (a) to find the smallest value of x if x is an integer.

Ans: (a) ________________________[1]

(b) ________________________[1]
5. Mrs Lee has some money to buy fruits. She can buy x oranges at a price of 3 for $1.00 and she
would be left with $0.80. Alternatively, she can buy ( x  9) apples at $0.20 each and she would
be left with $0.60.
a) Write down an expression in terms of x for
i. the amount of money Mrs Lee spent buying oranges in terms of x ,
ii. the amount of money Mrs Lee spent buying apples in terms of x .
b) Hence form an algebraic equation in terms of x and solve for the value of x .
c) How much money does Mrs Lee have for buying fruits?
d) Now Mrs Lee decides to buy 6 oranges and some grapes with her money instead. Given that
1 kg of grapes cost $5.60, calculate, using inequalities, the maximum amount of grapes Mrs
Lee can buy.

Answer: (a)(i) $ [1]

(ii) $ [1]

(b) x = [3]

(c) $ [1]

(d) kg [2]
6. (i) Solve the inequality x  2  3 x  16 .
(ii) Hence, find the smallest odd number that satisfies the inequality x  2  3 x  16 .

Answer :(i))________________ [2]

(ii))________________ [1]

7. Solve the inequality 3x  4  16 . [2]

(a) If x is a natural number, represent the solution on a number line. [2]

(b) State the greatest value of x if

(i) x is a prime number, [1]

(ii) x is a rational number. [1]

 5m 7
8. (i) Solve  . [2]
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(ii) If m is an integer, what is the smallest value of m ? [1]

9. Given  7  x  4 and 2  y  8 , find

(a) the largest value of ( x  y ) 2 ,

(b) the smallest value of xy ,

y
(c) the smallest value of .
x

Answer (a) ……………………….. … [1]

(b) …………..…………….… [1]

(c) …………..…………….… [1]

 m 15
10. If < , find the greatest value of m such that m is a prime number.
7 4

Ans : m = _________________ [2]

11. If –1 < p < 8 and 6 ≤ q < 10 and p and q are integers, find

(a) the smallest value of p + q,

(b) the smallest value of q – p.

Ans : (a) ____________________ [1]

(b) ____________________ [1]

15. (a) Write down all the integer values of n for which –3 < n  1.

(b) Solve the inequality 3 – 5x  18.

Ans: (a) n = _____________________ [1]

(b) ________________________ [2]
 x 2
16. (i) Solve the inequality 2 .
7 5
x 2
(ii) Hence, find the smallest prime number that satisfies the inequality 2 .
7 5

Ans: (i) [2]

(ii) [1]

5y
17. Solve the inequality 2   4 , illustrating your solution with a number line.
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Answer__________________[3]
18. (a) (i) List all the integer values of x that satisfy the inequality 4< x  2.5 .
(ii) Hence, write down the smallest and greatest values of x2, where x is an integer.
3x
(b) (i)Solve the following inequality  9 .
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(ii) Illustrate on a number line the values of x. [1]

Answer: (a) (i) _________________________ [2]

(ii) _________________________ [2]
(b)(i)__________________ [2]

2 h
19 (a) Solve h 7
3 4
(b) Find the smallest integer g that satisfies the inequality 7g  47.

Ans: (a) __________________ [2]

(b) __________________ [2]

20 Find the smallest integer x that satisfies each inequality
(i) 7  4x  18 ,
x x
(ii)  7   1.
2 3

Answer (i) ………………………………………..…… [1]

(ii) ………………………………………..…… [2]

21. Given that 3x  1  2x  13 and  32  y  24 , find

(i) the greatest value of x,

(ii) the smallest integer value of y,

(iii) the smallest value of y 2 .

Ans: (i) .......….......………[1]

(ii) ………………….. [1]

(iii) …………………..[1]
 22. Solve 3 y  5  23 .

Answer: ________________________ [2]

23. Solve the inequality.

2n
80
3

Answer: [2]

24. (a) Illustrate, on the number line given in the answer space below, the solution of the inequality
4x  10  x  6 .

(b) Hence, list all the possible natural numbers of the solution.

Answer (a)

[2]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(b) [1]
25. (a) Find the integer k for which 16 < 3k –1 <20.

(b) Find the range of values of x which satisfy the following inequality
1  2x 4
 2 x 
3 3

Answer : (a)________________[1]

(c) ________________[2]

26. Solve the inequality 3  2x 

1
3x  4  .
2

Answer [3]
27. Solve the inequality  4x  1  5  2x .

Answer ……..……....……. [2]

28. 7
(a) Solve the inequality: 3 y  y  50 .
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(b) Hence, find the smallest possible value of y if

(i) y is a prime numbers,
(ii) y is divisible by 12

Answer (a) ____________________ [2]

(b)(i) __________________ [1]

(ii) __________________ [1]

29. Find the range of values of k such that 13  5k  2k – 45, and write down the smallest value of
k, where k is a prime number.

Ans: smallest value of k = _______[1]