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Inequalities

Under Review

The Inequalities exercise set provides an opportunity for your students to practice solving questions like x + 8< 5.

Options provide a mixture of operations and the side the variable appears.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

  • If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.

  • For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

  1. To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

  1. To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

  1. To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.

  2. To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Select the operations for the questions

  1. To select one or more operations for the exercise set, select the Operations option in the options pane.

  2. Select the check box adjacent to each of the desired operations.

Change the variable side

  1. To change the variable side, select the Variable Side option in the options pane.

  2. Select either the Left Side or the Right Side for the variable to appear on, or select Mixed for a randomly generated mix.

Allow negative values in the inequalities

When checked, Allow Negative Values allows both positive and negative values in the inequalities. This does not control negative outcomes in the answers, this option controls negative values in the questions.

Change the variable letters

Select one or a variety of letters to represent the variable (v) in the equations.

  1. To change the variable letters, select the drop-down arrow beside the Variable Letters option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired variable letters, and click OK to apply the selections to the questions.

Optional Display Settings