The phrase greater 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.
q* 1/4 > - 16
We are given a verbal expression and we want to write an inequality that it represents.
A numberq multiplied by 14 is greater than- 16
Every inequality has an inequality symbol and values or expressions on either side of this symbol. In this exercise, we have the phrase greater than, so we can identify that the inequality symbol should be >.
A numberq multiplied by 14 > - 16
On the left-hand side, we have one key phrase: multiplied. These words tell us the operations that will be used in our inequality. Multiplied indicates multiplication.
A numberq multiplied by 14
q * 1/4
On the right-hand side, we have a constant. Putting these sides together, we have a complete inequality.
A numberq multiplied by 14 is greater than - 16
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q * 1/4 > - 16
