Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

1. Write an inequality meaning “the time t is strictly less than 5 minutes.” Give a fractional solution and explain why a single answer does not describe the whole solution set.
2. A parcel must have mass greater than 5 kilograms. Write an inequality for mass m, draw its solution set, and state whether 5 is allowed.
3. Write the inequality represented by the number line. Give two solutions and one number that is not a solution.
4. A student marks a filled point at 2 for x > 2. Explain the mistake. Does the solution set contain only whole numbers?
5. A student marks a filled point at 3 for x > 3. Explain the mistake. Does the solution set contain only whole numbers?

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.EE.B.8. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.EE.B.8 — Write an inequality to represent a constraint

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