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What can you do to isolate a variable in an inequality?
Solution: b ≤ 6
Graph:
Inequalities can be solved in the same way as equations, by performing inverse operations on both sides until the variable is isolated. The only difference is that when we divide or multiply by a negative number, we must reverse the inequality sign.
a bc=a* c+b/c
Simplify quotient
a/b=a * 2/b * 2
Multiply
Subtract fractions
Subtract term
Next, we will use the Multiplication Property of Inequality to simplify the inequality even further.
LHS* 10 ≤ RHS * 10
10 * a/10= a
a*b/c= a* b/c
Multiply
Calculate quotient
Finally, let's use the Division Property of Inequality to simplify the inequality.
.LHS /11.≤.RHS /11.
a* b/c=a/c* b
a/a=1
Identity Property of Multiplication
Calculate quotient
Note that all values of b less than or equal to 6 satisfy the inequality. Now let’s graph the inequality on a number line. Since b is all values less than or equal to 6, we will shade to the left of our point at 6, including 6 with the closed circle.