Compound inequalities: "and" and "or"
Grade 9 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
Noah solves -6 < -3x ≤ 9 on paper. What is the answer, written like 2 < x < 9 with the smaller number first?
Ren solves -1 < 5 - x < 4 in a math notebook. What is the answer, written like 2 < x < 9 with the smaller number first?
Tala solves -8 ≤ -4x < 12 on paper. What is the answer, written like 2 < x < 9 with the smaller number first?
Zee solves x > 2 and x > 5 on paper. Which answer is right?
- x > 2
- 2 < x < 5
- No solution
- x > 5
Ari solves x < 4 or x < 9 with a pencil. Which answer is right?
A number line marked every 1 from -8 to 10. Two stretches pointing the same way: x < 4 or x < 9. A number line marked every 1 from -8 to 10. Two stretches pointing the same way: x < 4 or x < 9. −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x < 4 x < 9 - 4 < x < 9
- x < 4
- All real numbers
- x < 9
Bo solves x ≤ -1 and x ≤ -6 in a math notebook. Which answer is right?
A number line marked every 1 from -8 to 10. Two stretches pointing the same way: x ≤ -1 and x ≤ -6. A number line marked every 1 from -8 to 10. Two stretches pointing the same way: x ≤ -1 and x ≤ -6. −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x ≤ -1 x ≤ -6 - x ≤ -1
- No solution
- -6 ≤ x ≤ -1
- x ≤ -6
Jun solves 2x + 1 < 5 and 3x > 12 on paper. What is the answer?
- No solution
- All real numbers
- x < 2
- 2 < x < 4
Milo solves 2x < 10 or x + 3 > 4 on paper. What is the answer?
- 1 < x < 5
- All real numbers
- No solution
- x < 5
Noah wonders how many integers make 3 < 2x + 1 < 13 true on paper. How many are there?
Pia wonders how many integers make -5 ≤ 3x + 1 ≤ 10 true with a pencil. How many are there?