Math POD Student Workbook

SAUSD CAHSEE Math Problem of the Day -- Week 12Day 1Changing statements into inequalitiesor equations: All of the problems this weekdeal with changing words into mathematicallanguage. You do not need to do any calculationor find the value for the variable. You will needto translate the words inside the “quotationmarks” into math symbols. In these questionsyou should also eliminate the obviously wronganswers.Inequalities are statements that use greater thanor less than. You will use the following symbols:< is less than≤ is less than or equal to> is greater than≥ is greater than or equal toOther symbols you need to know are:― decrease by+ increased bySteps to find the correct inequality:1. Write the symbol for each part of the statement.2. Determine if each answer is correct or wrong.Examples:Which of the following inequalities representsthe statement: (Write the symbol for each part)“A number, x, increased by 2 is greater than 24”______ _______ _______ _____Now determine which statement is correctA __ correct __ wrongB __ correct __ wrongC __ correct __ wrongD __ correct __ wrongThe correct ANSWER is ______.Day 1 POD(CAHSEE Math Released Item 59)59. Which of the following inequalitiesrepresents the statement “A number, x,decreased by 13 is less than or equal to 39”?ABCDAdditional Practice:Which of the following inequalities representsthe statement:“17 decreased by x is greater than or equal to 3”ABCDThe correct ANSWER is _________Laura Westermeier, Ed.D. Fall, 2007Educational Services, SAUSD Week 12 – Student - Page 1 of 5