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7th grade Solve and graph two-step inequalities worksheet

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Solve and graph two-step inequalities

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  1. Esme meets a fraction in front of x: (2/3)x + 5 > 11. What inequality gets x by itself?

  2. Luz finds (5/4)x + 1/2 < 3 in the challenge corner of the math book. What inequality gets x by itself?

  3. Tala sees parentheses in 3(x + 4) > 21. What inequality gets x by itself?

  4. Jun divides first in 4(x − 2) ≤ 20. What inequality gets x by itself?

  5. Bo reads 2.5(x + 2) ≥ 15 from the puzzle corner. What inequality gets x by itself?

  6. Kira sees x with a minus in front: -x − 7 > 3. What inequality gets x by itself?

  7. Esme solves 3(x − 1) < 12 and draws the answer on a number line marked every 1. Which number line is right?

    • a closed circle at 5, shaded to the left
    • an open circle at 5, shaded to the left
    • an open circle at 5, shaded to the right
    • an open circle at 3, shaded to the left
  8. Noah solves (-2/3)x + 2 ≥ 6 and draws the answer on a number line marked every 1. Which number line is right?

    • a closed circle at -6, shaded to the left
    • a closed circle at -11, shaded to the left
    • an open circle at -6, shaded to the left
    • a closed circle at -6, shaded to the right
  9. Ari solves -x + 5 ≤ 2 and draws the answer on a number line marked every 1. Which number line is right?

    • an open circle at 3, shaded to the right
    • a closed circle at -7, shaded to the right
    • a closed circle at 3, shaded to the left
    • a closed circle at 3, shaded to the right
  10. Luz tests four numbers in -3(x + 2) > 9. Which number makes it true?

    • -6
    • -5
    • -3
    • -4
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About this worksheet

Solve and graph two-step inequalities. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can solve an inequality like 3x + 4 > 19 in two steps: take off the extra piece, then split into equal pieces. The sign stays.
  • I can pick the number line that shows my answer: an open or closed circle at the number, shaded toward the numbers that work.

Standard: 7.EE.B.4b

Words to know

two-step inequality: An inequality like 3x + 4 > 19 that takes two undoing steps.

solution: A number that makes the inequality true when you put it in for x.

flip the sign: Turn < into > (and ≤ into ≥), or the other way round.

open circle: A circle on the number line for a number that is not included.

closed circle: A filled circle on the number line for a number that is included.

bar model (tape diagram): Two bars: the left side on top, the right side below, one longer or shorter.

Common mistakes

Your child divided by a negative number but kept the inequality sign. Put one number from the answer back in the first inequality together and see whether it is true.

Your child flipped the sign when the number in front of x was positive.

Your child divided by the number in front of x before taking away the extra amount, so the extra amount was never divided (or, in parentheses, took the extra number off the total once). Draw the bars: take the extra piece off first, then split what is left.

What to say

Ask: did we divide by a negative? Only then does the sign flip.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with solve and graph two-step inequalities?

Your child divided by a negative number but kept the inequality sign. Put one number from the answer back in the first inequality together and see whether it is true.

Are these 7th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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