Inequalities and Absolute Value

Which statement best describes l -4 l?

• the distance from -4 to 4 on a number line

• the distance from 4 to 0 on a number line

• the distance from -4 to 0 on a number line

• the distance from 0 to 4 on a number line

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Solve.
|y - 4| ≥ 8

• y ≤ -4 or y ≥ 12

• -4 ≤ y ≤ -12

• y ≤ 4 or y ≥ -12

• -12 ≤ x ≤ 4

Solve.
|y - 1| ≤ 6

• -7 ≤ y ≤ 5

• y ≤ -7 or y ≥ 5

• -5 ≤ y ≤ 7

• y ≤ -5 or y ≥ 7

Solve.
3|d - 4| = 12

• d = -8 or d = 0

• no solution

• d = 8 or d = 0

• d = 40 or d = 32

Solve.
|4k + 12| ≥ 6

• v ≤ -4.5 or v ≥ -1.5

• -4.5 ≤ v ≤ -1.4

• -1.5 ≤ v ≤ 4.5

• v ≤ -1.5 or v ≥ 4.5

Solve.
3|2d + 9| + 13 = 10

• d = 5 or d = -1

• d = -4 or d = 5 

• d = 4 or d = -5

• no solution

Solve.
6 - 2|m -3| > -4

• -8 < m < 2

• m < -8 or m > 2

• m < -2 or m > 8

• -2 < m < 8

Which graph represents the solution to the absolute-value inequality:

I 2x - 11 I < 21

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Answer explanation

Remember what sort of graph < means for absolute-value.

Which graph represents the solution to the absolute-value inequality:

I 3x + 9 I > 27

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Answer explanation

Remember what sort of graph > means for absolute-value.

Solve:
3 | 2x + 7| - 7 < -4

• x < -3 and x > -5/3

• x < -3 and x > -4

• all real numbers

• no solution