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How to Write Inequalities from Number Lines?

How to Write Inequalities from Number Lines?

A number line graph of an inequality shows you immediately which values satisfy the inequality — every point shaded (or the arrow pointing toward) is a solution. Reading those visual clues and writing the correct inequality notation is a skill that appears on every GED Math exam. This lesson teaches you to decode any number […]

How to Solve Word Problems Involving One-step Inequalities?

How to Solve Word Problems Involving One-step Inequalities?

One-step inequality word problems appear all the time on the GED Math test. Once you know how to translate a real-world situation into an inequality and solve it in a single step, these problems become straightforward. This lesson walks you through the rules, shows you four worked examples, and gives you practice problems to build […]

How to Use Area Models and the Distributive Property to Multiply?

How to Use Area Models and the Distributive Property to Multiply?

How to Use a Venn Diagram to Classify Rational Numbers?

How to Use a Venn Diagram to Classify Rational Numbers?

How to Use Number Lines for Multiplication by a Negative Integer?

How to Use Number Lines for Multiplication by a Negative Integer?

How to Use Input/output Tables to Add and Subtract Integers?

How to Use Input/output Tables to Add and Subtract Integers?

How to Do Scaling by Fractions and Mixed Numbers?

How to Do Scaling by Fractions and Mixed Numbers?

How to Convert, Compare, Add, and Subtract Mixed Customary Units?

How to Convert, Compare, Add, and Subtract Mixed Customary Units?

How to Solve Word Problems by Finding Two-Variable Equations?

How to Solve Word Problems by Finding Two-Variable Equations?

How to Complete a Table and Graph a Two-Variable Equation?

How to Complete a Table and Graph a Two-Variable Equation?

How to Use Models to Multiply Two Fractions?

How to Use Models to Multiply Two Fractions?

How to Calculate Multiplication and Division of Decimals by Powers of Ten

How to Calculate Multiplication and Division of Decimals by Powers of Ten