The phrase more than divides the sentence into what should be on the left-hand side and what should be on the right-hand side of the inequality.
1/2y>22
Practice makes perfect
Every inequality has an inequality symbol and values or expressions on either side of this symbol. In this exercise, we have the phrase more than, so we can identify that the inequality symbol should be >.
One-half of a number y > 22
On the left-hand side, we have one key phrase: one-half of. These words tell us the operations that will be used in our inequality. One-half of indicates a multiplication by 12.
One-half of a numbery
1/2 y
On the right-hand side, we have a constant. Putting these sides together, we have a complete inequality.
One-half of a numberyis more than22
1/2 y>22
