The phrase no 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.
y-1/2<- 3/2
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We are given a verbal expression and we want to write an inequality that it represents.
A numbery minus 12is no more than- 32
Every inequality has an inequality symbol and values or expressions on either side of this symbol. In this exercise, we have the phrase no more than, so we can identify that the inequality symbol should be <.
A numbery minus 12 < - 32
On the left-hand side, we have one key phrase: minus. These words tell us the operations that will be used in our inequality. Minus indicates subtraction.
A numbery minus 12
y - 1/2
On the right-hand side, we have a constant. Putting these sides together, we have a complete inequality.
A numbery minus 12 is no more than - 32 [1em]
y - 1/2 < - 3/2
