Flip the Inequality

What happens if you multiply both sides by a negative number?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

What happens if you divide both sides of an inequality by a negative number?

• Keep Symbol

• Flip Symbol

Select ALL the situations when the symbol of the inequality has to be FLIPPED.

• Adding a number to both sides

• Multiplying by a negative number

• Dividing by a positive number

• Dividing by a negative number

• Subtracting a number from both sides

Does the sign need to flip when solving? -4y ≥ 28

• YES

• NO

Does the sign need to flip when solving this inequality? -katex latex="-4y\ge28"

• YES

• NO

When do you flip the inequality sign when solving inequality problems?

• When you multiply or divide by a negative number

• When your answer is a negative number

• When there is a negative number or coefficient attached to your variable by multiplication or division

• When you add or subtract the variable by a negative number

Does the sign need to flip when solving?
-2x ≥ 22

• YES

• NO

• YES

• NO

When do you flip the inequality sign when solving inequality problems?

• When you multiply or divide by a negative number

• When your answer is a negative number

• When there is a negative number or coefficient attached to your variable by multiplication or division

• When you add or subtract the variable by a negative number

• f < 0.5

• f > 0.5

• f < 1.2

• f > 1.2